pitchpole
Definitions
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- verb To capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
Examples
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The men must row faster than the current or he would lose steerage; too fast, and the craft would plunge her bow into a trough and pitchpole.
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A good sailor knows that the best he can do is trim his vessel for both apparent and true wind - and always be fully prepared to recover, instantly if at all possible, from a knockdown, be it a round up, round down / jibe / broach, or the infamous but well known pitchpole, an extremely watery cousin of the endo.
Note
The word 'pitchpole' is a blend of 'pitch + pole'.
