"counterflood" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "To flood (part of a vessel) deliberately in order to counterbalance flooding already occurring on the other side or end of the vessel, so as to remain on an even keel and avoid capsizing or plunging."
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          "deliberately",
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          "counterbalance",
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          "even keel",
          "even keel"
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          "capsizing",
          "capsize"
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          "plunging",
          "plunge"
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        "(nautical, transitive) To flood (part of a vessel) deliberately in order to counterbalance flooding already occurring on the other side or end of the vessel, so as to remain on an even keel and avoid capsizing or plunging."
      ],
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  "etymology_text": "From counter- + flood.",
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        "A flood, or large influx of something, that counteracts another."
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        "To flood (part of a vessel) deliberately in order to counterbalance flooding already occurring on the other side or end of the vessel, so as to remain on an even keel and avoid capsizing or plunging."
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          "even keel",
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          "capsizing",
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          "plunging",
          "plunge"
        ]
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