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capsizee

capsizee noun: one whose vessel capsizes.

Noun

capsizee (plural capsizees)

  1. (rare) One whose vessel capsizes.
    • One boy did capsize out in the middle of the bay, but another who was with him sailed back to the Point and he and I, in a larger boat, went out and towed the capsizee home.1938, Country Life, volume 74, page 28
    • I remember well the greetings of catcalls and horn toots that awaited the unfortunate capsizees when they were towed past all the others who had managed to remain upright.1972, Yachting, volume 131, page 36

Forms of capsizee

pluralcapsizees

Origin of capsizee

From capsize + -ee.

Questions about capsizee

What does capsizee mean?
Capsizee means one whose vessel capsizes.
What part of speech is capsizee?
Capsizee is a noun.
What is the plural of capsizee?
The plural of capsizee is capsizees.

Words near capsizee in the dictionary

  1. capsizable
  2. capsizal
  3. capsizals
  4. capsize
  5. capsized
  6. capsizee
  7. capsizees
  8. capsizer
  9. capsizers
  10. capsizes
  11. capsizing

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