capsize
11capsize — verb (capsized; capsizing) Etymology: perhaps from Spanish capuzar or Catalan cabussar to thrust (the head) underwater Date: 1778 transitive verb to cause to overturn < capsize a canoe > intransitive verb to …
12capsize — verb Capsize is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑boat, ↑raft, ↑ship Capsize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑boat …
13capsize — cap|size [kæpˈsaız US ˈkæpsaız] v [I and T] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Spanish capuzar to sink a ship front end first , from cabo head + chapuzar to dive ] if a boat capsizes, or if you capsize it, it turns over in the water …
14capsize — cap|size [ kæp,saız, kæp saız ] verb intransitive or transitive if you capsize a boat or if it capsizes, it turns upside down or onto its side in the water …
15capsize — [[t]kæpsa͟ɪz, AM kæ̱psaɪz[/t]] capsizes, capsizing, capsized V ERG If you capsize a boat or if it capsizes, it turns upside down in the water. The sea got very rough and the boat capsized... [V n] I didn t count on his capsizing the raft. Syn:… …
16capsize v — I was going to go sailing and went shopping for a hat but started to reconsider when they gave me a stern look and asked for my capsize …
17capsize — verb (I, T) if a boat capsizes or if you capsize it, it turns over in the water …
18Capsize screening formula — The capsize screening formula (CSF) is a somewhat controversial figure. It is defined for sailboats as:CSF = Beam / (Displacement/64.2)1/3It came into being after the 1979 Fastnet race in England where a storm shredded the race fleet. The… …
19capsize — capsizable, adj. /kap suyz, kap suyz /, v.i., v.t. capsized, capsizing. to turn bottom up; overturn: The boat capsized. They capsized the boat. [1780 90; orig. uncert.] Syn. See upset. Ant. right. * * * …
20capsize — verb a) To overturn. b) To cause (a ship) to overturn. Syn: keel over, turn turtle See Also: capsized, capsizer …
