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Capsizing

Capsize \Cap*size"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Capsized; p. pr. & vb. n. Capsizing.] [Cf. Sp. cabecear to nod, pitch, capuzar, chapuzar, to sink (a vessel) by the head; both fr. L. caput head.] To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.

But what if carrying sail capsize the boat?
--Byron.

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capsizing

n. An overturning of a boat etc. vb. (present participle of capsize English)

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capsizing

n. (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water

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Capsizing

Capsizing (or keeling over) is when a boat or ship is turned on its side or it is upside down. The act of reversing a capsized vessel is called righting.

If a capsized vessel has enough flotation to prevent sinking, it may recover on its own if the stability is such that it is not stable inverted. Vessels of this design are called self-righting.

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Considering, therefore, that squalls and capsizings in the water and consequent bivouacks on the deep, were matters of common occurrence in this kind of life.