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What does waterlog mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word waterlog? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) to make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water
  2. (transitive) to saturate something with water
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I have seen Turkish coastguards passing very fast in front of the boats to waterlog the engines.
For instance, the constant and reliable irrigation a dam provides can waterlog the ground.
Furthermore, with particular reference to irrigation, waterlog problem prevalent in the Niger Delta, could be further aggravated through pumpage from the surface streams.
Don't use too big a container because the compost may waterlog, suffocating the roots.
At the present rate of 8mm a year it may only take about 25 years to raise levels 20cm, enough to permanently waterlog and destroy the land and drinking water of as many as 10 million people in the south of the country.
And poor irrigation can cause soil to waterlog and grow too salty to use.

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