"downflood" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈdaʊn.flʌd/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-downflood.ogg [US] Forms: downfloods [present, singular, third-person], downflooding [participle, present], downflooded [participle, past], downflooded [past]
Etymology: Blend of down + flood Etymology templates: {{blend|en|down|flood}} Blend of down + flood Head templates: {{en-verb}} downflood (third-person singular simple present downfloods, present participle downflooding, simple past and past participle downflooded)
  1. (nautical, of water or other liquid) To enter a boat, ship, or other vessel through openings that are normally above the waterline. Categories (topical): Nautical

Inflected forms

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