Downflood
//ˈdaʊn.flʌd// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.
"Once seawater flowed down (downflooded) to the fourth deck through the ventilation trunks and their unsecured (open) closures, the vessel would have sunk deeper because of the weight of the added water and rolled more easily as it lost its residual righting arm."
Example
More examples"Once seawater flowed down (downflooded) to the fourth deck through the ventilation trunks and their unsecured (open) closures, the vessel would have sunk deeper because of the weight of the added water and rolled more easily as it lost its residual righting arm."
Etymology
Blend of down + flood.
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