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CAPSIZING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("capsizing" is a kind of...):

shipwreck; wreck (an accident that destroys a ship at sea)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb capsize

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