Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Nautical Heavy and sluggish in the water because of flooding, as in the hold.
- adjective Soaked or saturated with water.
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- adjective
soaked withwater - adjective nautical in
danger ofsinking because ofexcess wateronboard
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Despite a dry night Warwick has been abandoned as part of the track is still waterlogged which is a shame as Blue Spinnaker would surely have followed up his recent Doncaster win in the middle-distance handicap.
Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk Tony Paley 2010
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The village has been waterlogged which is creating a
WN.com - Articles related to Stress on advanced farming techniques 2009
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Authorities have scrambled to airlift hospital patients from the path of a cyclone roaring toward waterlogged northeastern Australia and urged low-lying communities to evacuate because of potentially deadly flash floods.
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Roma, whose previous match, against Catania, was abandoned because of a waterlogged pitch, went 1-0 up when Totti ran on to a cheeky back-flick from Erik Lamela and his fierce shot took a deflection to beat keeper Francesco Antonioli at the near post.
Serie A round-up: Juventus four points clear after beating Atalanta 2012
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Add water gradually, mixing it with your hands, rubbing the grains to soften them, until they feel moist but not waterlogged.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Taranto Prosecutor Franco Sebastio told a news conference that police had pulled out the waterlogged body of a blond girl resembling Sarah out of a cistern Thursday after Misseri had led them to a spot covered by stones, dirt and leaves.
Concetta Serrano, Mother Of Missing Girl, Learns Of Daughter's Death On Live TV The Huffington Post/AP 2010
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Much of the land in the area was already waterlogged when Irene arrived, dumping another 10-15 inches of rain.
Hurricane Irene 2011: Upstate New York, Vermont Face Major Flooding The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Taranto Prosecutor Franco Sebastio told a news conference that police had pulled out the waterlogged body of a blond girl resembling Sarah out of a cistern Thursday after Misseri had led them to a spot covered by stones, dirt and leaves.
Concetta Serrano, Mother Of Missing Girl, Learns Of Daughter's Death On Live TV (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Saw on the news tonight they found a waterlogged over-sized novelty green hat floating in the rising rainwater around the culvert on Stewart Road.
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Taranto Prosecutor Franco Sebastio told a news conference that police had pulled out the waterlogged body of a blond girl resembling Sarah out of a cistern Thursday after Misseri had led them to a spot covered by stones, dirt and leaves.
Concetta Serrano, Mother Of Missing Girl, Learns Of Daughter's Death On Live TV Craig Kanalley 2010
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