Waterlogged definition
Soaked with water; swampy or spongy.
adjective
(nautical) Heavy and sluggish in the water because of flooding, as in the hold.
A waterlogged ship.
adjective
Soaked or saturated with water.
Waterlogged fields; waterlogged docking.
adjective
So soaked or filled with water as to be heavy and sluggish in movement and barely afloat.
A waterlogged rowboat.
adjective
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