waterlogged
pronunciation
How to pronounce waterlogged in British English:
UK [ˈwɔ:təlɒgd]
How to pronounce waterlogged in American English:
US [ˈwɔtərlɔgd]
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- Adjective:
- soaked with moisture
Word Origin
- waterlogged (adj.)
- 1759 (in an account of the Battle of Lagos in "Universal Magazine," September), from water (n.1) + log (n.); the notion apparently is of "reduce to a log-like condition." WATER LOGGED, the state of a ship when, by receiving a great quantity of water into her hold, by leaking, &c., she has become heavy and inactive upon the sea, so as to yield without resistance to the efforts of every wave rushing over her decks. As, in this dangerous situation, the center of gravity is no longer fixed, but fluctuating from place to place, the stability of the ship is utterly lost. She is therefore almost totally deprived of the use of her sails, which would operate to overset her, or press the head under water. Hence there is no resource for the crew, except to free her by the pumps, or to abandon her by the boats as soon as possible. [William Falconer, "An Universal Dictionary of the Marine," London, 1784] The verb waterlog (1779) appears to be a back-formation.
Example
- 1. The football field was completely waterlogged .
- 2. Study on model of artificial pasture establishment in waterlogged land .
- 3. But with many areas still waterlogged , flooding has been worse this time .
- 4. Pneumatophores are an adaptation to waterlogged , poorly aerated soils , allowing roots to exchange gases .
- 5. A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes . A waterlogged stick will do just fine .