Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downflooding

/ˈdaʊnflʌdˌɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: down-flood-ing
IPA: /ˈdaʊnflʌdˌɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The entry of water or other liquid into a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of downflood

Example Sentences

"The tops of the baffle plates installed to limit water from entering holds 3 and 2A through the fire dampers, which were about 25 to 26 feet above the accident voyage still waterline, were found after loss of propulsion to submerge at heeling angles of 26° to 29°, with only hold 3 flooded to 20 percent at 0.7 permeability. No damage control plan or emergency plan was found that might recommend securing the fire dampers in extremely high seas to prevent potential downflooding through ventilation openings into cargo holds."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdaʊnflʌdˌɪŋ/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

downflooding angle downflooding point

Questions

How do you pronounce downflooding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaʊnflʌdˌɪŋ/.
What does downflooding mean?: The entry of water or other liquid into a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline.

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