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wa·ter·log

(wô′tər-lôg′, -lŏg′, wŏt′ər-)

tr.v. wa·ter·logged, wa·ter·log·ging, wa·ter·logs

1. To make (a boat, for example) heavy and unwieldy by flooding with water.

2. To saturate with water and make soggy or unusable.

[Back-formation from waterlogged.]

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waterlogging

(ˈwɔːtərˌlɒɡɪŋ)

1. (Physical Geography) the saturation of ground with water

2. (Nautical Terms) the filling of a boat with water

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Translations

engorgement d’un sol

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