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capsizing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Capsize \Cap*size"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Capsized}; p. pr & vb n. {Capsizing}.] [Cf. Sp cabecear to nod, pitch, capuzar chapuzar to sink (a vessel) by the head; both fr L. caput head.] To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body. But what if carrying sail capsize the boat? --Byron. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: capsizing n : (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water [syn: {overturning}]
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