waterlogged
adjective/ˈwɔːtəlɒɡd/
/ˈwɔːtərlɔːɡd/
- (of soil, a field, etc.) so full of water that it cannot hold any more and becomes covered by a large amount of it
- They couldn't play because the pitch was waterlogged.
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- (of a boat, etc.) so full of water that it can no longer float
Word Originmid 18th cent.: past participle of the verb waterlog ‘make (a ship) unmanageable by flooding’, from water + the verb log.
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