waterlogging
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərˌlɔːɡɪŋ/
- Specialized
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encharcamiento
- Excessive rainfall has led to serious waterlogging in the fields, making it difficult for crops to grow.
- waterlogging and salinization
- waterlogging and erosion
- waterlogging of soils
Examples
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For example, the uneven surface of the courts accounted for waterlogging after heavy rain, thus making it unfit to be used due to slippery and wet conditions.
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In irrigated areas, the problems include waterlogging and salinization, soil degradation, waterborne pollutants, loss of genetic diversity, and long-term changes in soil structure.
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Waterlogging, on the other hand, is a common problem in the region.
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As wells have pumped less water, the water table has risen, but the problem of waterlogging has worsened.
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The rock bar was forcing water to the surface and causing saline seepages and waterlogging.
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Poor farming practices also led to waterlogging, salinization, and considerable wind and water erosion of soils.
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Overwatering the land increases production in the short run but worsens waterlogging, silting, and mineralization in the long run.
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At present, 80 percent of the land in the valley is affected by waterlogging and nearly half by salinization (Barnes 1988, 259).
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In Mesopotamia, intensive, irrigated agriculture and the consequent salinization and waterlogging of the fields destroyed the basis for Sumerian society.
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Draped over the famed "seven hills," Rome was built around the basin of the Tiber, on land prone to waterlogging and subject to the intermittent flooding of the river.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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2.1
A large amount of water covering land that is usually dry
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7.7
Flooding of land when water covers areas that are normally dry
An area of ground filled with water and very soft to walk on
Antonyms
How Waterlogged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waterlogging comes from the parts water and logging, where 'logging' here means being 'filled' or 'blocked' with water. Imagine the soil like a sponge so full of water it cannot let air reach the roots. So waterlogging means land or soil that is full of water and cannot support normal plant growth.