waterlogged
adjective
, -ˌlägd, ˈwä-\
Definition of waterlogged
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Synonyms & Antonyms for waterlogged
Synonyms
awash, bathed, bedraggled, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, logged, saturate, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, water-soaked, watered, watery, wet
Antonyms
arid, dry, unwatered, waterless
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Authorities have asked people in Mumbai and surrounding areas not to venture near the sea and avoid waterlogged areas. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "Incredible scenes from India’s financial capital that’s drowning in rainwater—yet again," 5 Sep. 2019 The risk of collapse from the pressure of waterlogged soil is high enough that heavy-duty retaining walls need to be designed by professionals. — Washington Post, "Leaks in a retaining wall could actually be a good thing," 19 Aug. 2019 Needless to say, politics have descended from the crisis, not least because the economy, for the Cape locals, depends on three months of furious, waterlogged tourism. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "The Summer of Shark Politics on Cape Cod," 22 Aug. 2019 Acting on a report of a small, suspicious wooden vessel near Boca Raton, the U.S. Coast Guard found six Cuban migrants on a ramshackle, waterlogged boat. — Tonya Alanez, sun-sentinel.com, "6 Cubans in ramshackle wooden boat intercepted 7 miles off Boca Raton," 8 Aug. 2019 Those unable to return to their waterlogged homes, must make do in cramped and under-resourced relief shelters. — Jessie Yeung, Swati Gupta And Sophia Saifi, CNN, "227 dead after monsoon floods devastate South Asia," 18 July 2019 The larger ones tend to be cottony, seedy and waterlogged, not to mention flavorless. — Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, "Repertoire: Zucchini and feta twists for that zucchini windfall," 12 July 2019 But the risk, says Gauci, is that rising waters will trigger a burst of methane emissions from the waterlogged trees. — Fred Pearce, WIRED, "Trees Emit a Surprisingly Large Amount of Methane," 9 July 2019 In low-lying waterlogged areas, the storm water has entered homes and restaurants as the city has witnessed over 550 millimetres of rain, the highest in a decade over a two-day period since Sunday. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "In photos: India’s financial capital sinks again at the first sign of rains," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'waterlogged.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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