Definitions
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- verb transitive To
flood (one side of a vessel) deliberately in order tocounterbalance the other side when already flooded, and so preventcapsizing .
Etymologies
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counter- + flood
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Examples
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The Oklahoma didn't counterflood, and it capsized.
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The Oklahoma didn't counterflood, and it capsized.
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