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Definition of Capsize
1. Verb. Overturn accidentally. "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
Definition of Capsize
1. v. t. & i. To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.
2. n. An upset or overturn.
Definition of Capsize
1. Verb. (intransitive nautical) To overturn. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Capsize
1. to overturn [v -SIZED, -SIZING, -SIZES] - See also: overturn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capsize
Literary usage of Capsize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"Cf. /uft, to turn over, to capsize ... to capsize ; aka-tauri, to change; to
counterfeit; aka- touri, ..."
2. A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1908)
"... The First Rapid—Horseshoe and Kingfisher Canyons—A Rough Entrance into Red
Canyon—capsize of the Nell—The Grave of a Bold Navigator—Discovery of a White ..."
3. Explorations and Adventures in Equatorial Africa, with Accounts of the by Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (1868)
"They capsize Boats.—Peaceable if not attacked.—Voice.—Combative.—Adventures with
Hippopotami. DURING a somewhat protracted stay at the Gaboon, ..."
4. The Romance of the Colorado River: The Story of Its Discovery in 1540, with by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1902)
"... the Colorado—Green River City—Red Canyon and a capsize—The Grave of Hook—The
Gate of Lodore—Cliff of the Harp— Triplet Falls and Hell's Half-Mile—A Rest ..."
5. Reindeer, Dogs, and Snow-shoes: A Journal of Siberian Travel and by Richard James Bush (1871)
"capsize. — My flying Driver. — A glorious Ride.— Reindeer Speed.—Reach the Station.
... capsize ..."
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