waterlogged

[waw-ter-lawgd, -logd, wot-er-]

adjective

1. so filled or flooded with water as to be heavy or unmanageable, as a ship.

2. excessively saturated with or as if with water.

   waterlogged ground; waterlogged with fatigue.

waterlogged

/ ˈwɔːtəˌlɒɡd /

adjective

1. saturated with water

2. (of a vessel still afloat) having taken in so much water as to be unmanageable

Word History and Origins

Origin of waterlogged¹

1760–70; water + log ¹ (apparently in v. sense “(of water) to accumulate in a ship”) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

They form when waterlogged soils accumulate layers of dead vegetation over thousands of years.

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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.

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As well as rice, the team are trialling other crops including lettuce and hybrid willow that grow in waterlogged conditions.

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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.

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Europe is experiencing more extreme rainfall in winter and milder temperatures meaning there is less freezing, leaving the trees in waterlogged conditions.

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