as in to overturn
to turn on one's side or upside down
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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Earlier this month, a boat carrying 89 people on board capsized off the coast of Senegal.
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Babacar Dione, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Then in June this year, a 65-year-old man died after his yacht capsized off Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Paddlers described several dangerous encounters that led their boats to capsize.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Continuous heavy rains, massive flooding and landslides across the Philippines killed at least 13 people and displaced more than 600,000, and an oil tanker capsized off the country’s coast during strong winds and high waves, Philippine authorities said Thursday.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 25 July 2024
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Babacar Dione, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
Then in June this year, a 65-year-old man died after his yacht capsized off Lady Elliot Island, the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024
Paddlers described several dangerous encounters that led their boats to capsize.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Continuous heavy rains, massive flooding and landslides across the Philippines killed at least 13 people and displaced more than 600,000, and an oil tanker capsized off the country’s coast during strong winds and high waves, Philippine authorities said Thursday.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 25 July 2024
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capsize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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