Counterflooding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkaʊ.dɚˌflʌ.dɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Counterflooding is a noun meaning present participle and gerund of counterflood.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of counterflood.
More Meanings
- (nautical) The action of deliberately flooding spaces in one part (of a ship, boat, or other vessel) in order to counterbalance flooding occurring elsewhere in the vessel and keep the vessel level and on an even keel.
Example Sentences
New Jersey has taken another underwater hit, this time amidships, and reports are coming in of one of the boiler rooms beginning to flood. Damage-control crews are doing their best, but, between this and the earlier hit, New Jersey is having to engage in some rather extensive counterflooding to stay on something approximating an even keel, and is falling back as speed begins to drop off.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flode, floodpool, floatage, flotage, fording, floodflow.
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