Meaning capsize
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To flip a boat over.
Source: discoverboating.com

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1780 (transitive); 1792 (intransitive), a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Spanish capuzar "to sink by the head," from cabo "head," from Latin capu [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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(v) overturn accidentally
Source: beedictionary.com

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To turn over.
Source: boatsafe.com

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To turn upside down.
Source: mmsn.org

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To turn over.
Source: sailinglinks.com

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When a ship or boat lists too far and rolls over, exposing the keel. On large vessels, this often results in the sinking of the ship.
Source: readyayeready.com

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Turned over in the water; as in: It is very difficult to capsize most boats.
Source: schoolofsailing.net

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To turn over.
Source: marineinstitute.org

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A ship is said to capsize when it loses transverse stability and rolls over and sinks.
Source: officerofthewatch.com

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When a ship or boat lists too far and rolls over, exposing the keel. On large vessels, this often results in the sinking of the ship.
Source: brethrencoast.com

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To turn a boat over
Source: caribbean-pirates.com

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 When a boat overturns in the water.
Source: apsltd.com (offline)

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When a ship or boat lists too far and rolls over, exposing the keel. On large vessels, this often results in the sinking of the ship.
Source: nauticed.org

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When a boat falls over in the water so that is no longer right side up
Source: riggingandsails.com

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When a ship or boat lists too far and rolls over, exposing the keel. On large vessels, this often results in the sinking of the ship.
Source: cruisertips.com (offline)

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When a ship or boat lists too far and rolls over, exposing the keel. On large vessels, this often results in the sinking of the ship.
Source: boatrepairandmaintenance.com (offline)

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1. to turn a boat over.   2. for a knot to fall apart or come undone   3. to turn a knot inside out
Source: photographers1.com

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To turn on the side or turn completely over
Source: dttas.ie

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To turn a boat over
Source: marinewaypoints.com

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When a vessel has turned on its side or is positioned upside-down (bottom up).
Source: championfreight.co.nz

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The term used when a vessel is overturned or turned on it’s side
Source: ship-disasters.com

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What happens when you are gobbled up in whitewater, or flipped by a combination of wind and waves, or-well, it shouldn't happen.
Source: paddling.net (offline)

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(intransitive,nautical) To overturn. (transitive,nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn. * Byron *: But what if carrying sail capsize the boat?
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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