counterflooding
UK/ˈkaʊn.təˌflʌ.dɪŋ/US/ˈkaʊ.dɚˌflʌ.dɪŋ/
counterflooding noun: the action of deliberately flooding spaces in one part (of a ship, boat, or other vessel) in order to counterbalance flooding occurring elsewhere in the vessel and keep the vessel level and on an even keel. Also the present participle and gerund of counterflood.
Noun
counterflooding (uncountable)
- The action of deliberately flooding spaces in one part (of a ship, boat, or other vessel) in order to counterbalance flooding occurring elsewhere in the vessel and keep the vessel level and on an even keel.
- New Jersey has taken another underwater hit, this time amidships, and reports are coming in of one of the boiler rooms beginning to flood. Damage-control crews are doing their best, but, between this and the earlier hit, New Jersey is having to engage in some rather extensive counterflooding to...2021 May 5, Drachinifel, 34:20 from the start, in Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2022
Also used as
counterflooding is also the present participle and gerund of counterflood.
Questions about counterflooding
- What does counterflooding mean?
- Counterflooding means the action of deliberately flooding spaces in one part (of a ship, boat, or other vessel) in order to counterbalance flooding occurring elsewhere in the vessel and keep the vessel level and on an even keel.
- What part of speech is counterflooding?
- Counterflooding is a noun.
- How do you pronounce counterflooding?
- Counterflooding is pronounced /ˈkaʊ.dɚˌflʌ.dɪŋ/ (US).
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