capsizing
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈkæpˌsaɪzɪŋ/
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volcadura
- Hazoum's installation invokes a disastrous capsizing of a boat in a sea of industrial waste.
- boat capsizing
Examples
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Witnesses reported the sudden capsizing of the small boat as it was caught in a huge wave.
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"I've lost my pink barrettes," she said and began to sob, still standing but listing to one side like a trawler capsizing.
Fiction book (1998) -
In actual execution, mishaps, capsizing of landing craft, and considerable loss of life and equipment resulted.
Academic text (1994) -
Two of the events, the big wave and the capsizing, were both related to the stability of the vessels and could have been prevented with proper preparation and response.
Academic text (1997) -
Underneath Margo's fingers and knees, the cold tile rolled back and forth, barely holding up her capsizing stomach.
Blog text (19) -
Films of three actual events of capsizing, colliding, and being swamped by a big wave were shown to fishermen at the beginning of the first day of the class.
Academic text (1997) -
The capsizing still occurs: sksst becomes sksts, as the t of "tar" capsizes into the s's of the ecstasy of the sea's sunset.
Academic text (2006) -
So, if she gets into trouble, the CO2 cartridge is triggered by the capsizing event, shoots up the mast, and inflates the buoyancy bag at the top.
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For example, CLIA's so-called "cooperative effort between flag and port states" failed miserably in two of the most recent maritime disasters: the capsizing of the Costa Concordia, which killed 32 people, and the engine fire on the Carnival Triumph.
Academic text (2016) -
The crew took all necessary precautions to prevent the risk of capsizing in rough seas.
Synonyms
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9.5
A boat turning over onto its side, often in rough water
A boat turning completely upside down in the water
How Overturned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Capsizing can be remembered by thinking of cap meaning 'head', as in capital, and picturing the boat's 'head' 'turning over'; a helpful image is a boat tipped so its top goes under. So, capsizing is when a boat accidentally turns over in the water.