Waterlogged Definition

wôtər-lôgd, -lŏgd, wŏtər-
water-logged
adjective
So soaked or filled with water as to be heavy and sluggish in movement and barely afloat.
A waterlogged rowboat.
Webster's New World
Soaked with water; swampy or spongy.
Webster's New World

(nautical) In danger of sinking because of excess water onboard.

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Origin of Waterlogged

  • water logged past participle of log to accumulate (water) in a ship

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Waterlogged Sentence Examples

  • She turned and ran, her laughter muffled in the waterlogged air.

  • Some plants are able to live in waterlogged soil.

  • Efforts have been made since 1882 to cure the waterlogged condition of the marshy grounds.

  • Make sure the pot does n't become waterlogged in winter.

  • Some techniques for trial excavations in waterlogged peat are also presented.

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