ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Waterboard

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Waterboard is a noun meaning A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.

Meaning

A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.

More Meanings

  1. A public commission charged with overseeing water quality in a particular area.
  2. (transitive) To subject to waterboarding, to pour water over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive.

Example Sentences

We waterboarded the suspect, but he refused to confess.
The waterboard argued that the quality of the water was good […]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include weatherboard, floatboard, water breaker, windboard, waterboat, weighboard.

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