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/ˈdaʊn.flʌd/ · verb
(nautical, of water or other liquid) To enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline..
Once seawater flowed down (downflooded) to the fourth deck through the ventilation trunks and their unsecured (open) closures, the vessel would have sunk deeper because of the weight of the added water and rolled more easily as it lost its residual righting arm.
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Downflood means (nautical, of water or other liquid) To enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline..
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Once seawater flowed down (downflooded) to the fourth deck through the ventilation trunks and their unsecured (open) closures, the vessel would have sunk deeper because of the weight of the added water and rolled more easily as it lost its residual righting arm.
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