counterflood (English, verb)
expansion: counterflood (third-person singular simple present counterfloods, present participle counterflooding, simple past and past participle counterflooded)
Senses:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: To flood (part of a vessel) deliberately in order to counterbalance flooding already occurring on the other side or end of the vessel, so as to remain on an even keel and avoid capsizing or plunging.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: counterfloods
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: counterflooding
tags: participle
present
form: counterflooded
tags: participle
past
form: counterflooded
tags: past