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What does capsize mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive, nautical) To overturn.
  2. (transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.
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Many an hour was spent tacking, jibing and splicing the main brace with the occasional capsize as well.
They were closing in on fourth place at Katkop weir, when a capsize while fitting their splash covers cost them five minutes and 10 places.
The purpose of these additional experiments is to demonstrate, in the best possible way, survival capability against capsize in both directions.
After the fifth capsize, I climbed out on deck, fully intended to set off my distress beacon to ask for help.
Former Newcastle RNLI members have claimed that inexperience was to blame for the dramatic capsize of the town's inshore lifeboat.
Men may refuse the challenge of trying to right a ship on the verge of capsize, preferring to wait for an easier test.

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