counterflood

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ flood

Verb

counterflood (third-person singular simple present counterfloods, present participle counterflooding, simple past and past participle counterflooded)

  1. (transitive) To flood (one side of a vessel) deliberately in order to counterbalance the other side when already flooded, and so prevent capsizing.

Noun

counterflood (plural counterfloods)

  1. A flood, or large influx of something, that counteracts another.
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