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
- A public commission charged with overseeing water quality in a particular area.
- (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
- waterboards
- waterboarding
- waterboarded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include weatherboard, floatboard, water breaker, windboard, waterboat, weighboard.
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