waterlogged
Americanadjective
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so filled or flooded with water as to be heavy or unmanageable, as a ship.
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excessively saturated with or as if with water.
waterlogged ground; waterlogged with fatigue.
adjective
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saturated with water
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(of a vessel still afloat) having taken in so much water as to be unmanageable
Etymology
Origin of waterlogged
1760–70; water + log 1 (apparently in v. sense “(of water) to accumulate in a ship”) + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Vindolanda is well known among archaeologists for its exceptional preservation of organic materials, thanks to the site's waterlogged soil.
From Science Daily
They form when waterlogged soils accumulate layers of dead vegetation over thousands of years.
From Science Daily
Equihua’s thoughts moved as fluidly as the stream beside us, from the waterlogged memories of her past to the buzzing excitement for where her dreams are leading her next.
From Los Angeles Times
As well as rice, the team are trialling other crops including lettuce and hybrid willow that grow in waterlogged conditions.
From BBC
A light oil sheen, a sprained ankle and waterlogged cargo were among the damage reported when approximately 75 cargo containers tumbled off a stationed vessel at the Port of Long Beach on Tuesday morning.
From Los Angeles Times
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