downflood
/ˈdaʊn.flʌd/
downflood verb: to enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.
Verb
downflood (third-person singular simple present downfloods, present participle downflooding, simple past and past participle downflooded)
- To enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.
- Once seawater flowed down (downflooded) to the fourth deck through the ventilation trunks and their unsecured (open) closures, the vessel would have sunk deeper because of the weight of the added water and rolled more easily as it lost its residual righting arm.2017 December 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.4.2 Flooding”, in Marine Accident Report: Sinking of US Cargo Vessel SS El Faro, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast of Acklins and Crooked Island...
Forms of downflood
| third-person singular present | downfloods |
|---|---|
| present participle | downflooding |
| past participle | downflooded |
| past | downflooded |
Origin of downflood
Blend of down + flood.
Questions about downflood
- What does downflood mean?
- Downflood means to enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.
- What part of speech is downflood?
- Downflood is a verb.
- How do you pronounce downflood?
- Downflood is pronounced /ˈdaʊn.flʌd/ (US).
- What is the past tense of downflood?
- The past tense of downflood is downflooded.
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