downflood
downflood · downfloods · downflooded · downflooding
To enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the…To enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.
US/ˈdaʊn.flʌd/
Meaning
1 sensesTo enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.
Origin
Blend of down + flood.Blend of down + flood.
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Forms
downfloods, downflooding, downflooded, downflooded| Base form | downflood · to downflood |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | downfloods |
| Present participle | downflooding |
| Past simple | downflooded |
| Past participle | downflooded |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.