counterflooding

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊ.ɾ̃ɚˌflʌ.ɾɪŋ/, /ˈkaʊ.ɾ̃ɚˌflʌ.ɾəŋ/, [ˈkaʊ.nɚˌflʌ.ɾɪŋ], [ˈkaʊ.nɚˌflʌ.ɾəŋ]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊn.təːˌflʌ.dɪŋ/

Noun

counterflooding (uncountable)

1. (nautical) The action of deliberately flooding spaces in one part (of a ship, boat, or other vessel) in order to counterbalance flooding occurring elsewhere in the vessel and keep the vessel level and on an even keel.
   • 2021 May 5, Drachinifel, 34:20 from the start, in Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 August 2022:

     New Jersey has taken another underwater hit, this time amidships, and reports are coming in of one of the boiler rooms beginning to flood. Damage-control crews are doing their best, but, between this and the earlier hit, New Jersey is having to engage in some rather extensive counterflooding to stay on something approximating an even keel, and is falling back as speed begins to drop off.

Verb

counterflooding

1. present participle and gerund of counterflood