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Definition of waterlogging in English English dictionary
- The objects from many sites in wet conditions, such as marshes, wetlands, and the edges of lakes and rivers, become saturated with water: waterlogged Waterlogging offers good anaerobic conditions for the preservation of certain organic materials, particularly wood See Conservation
- In kiln drying, condensate in the steam heating coils, which interferes with the normal flow of steam and seriously affects the heating efficiency of the coil
- Water saturation of soil that fills all air spaces and causes plant roots to die from lack of oxygen; a result of overirrigation
- The character of a soil where drainage is impeded and the soil contains all the water it can absorb and more
- Soaking of agricultural land caused by a rising water-table or excessive irrigation Compacts soil, deprives roots of oxygen and contributes to salinization
- saturation of soil with irrigation water so the water table rises close to the surface
- waterlog
- To saturate with water and make soggy or unusable
- waterlog
- To make (a boat, for example) heavy and unwieldy by flooding with water
- waterlog
- to saturate something with water
- waterlog
- to make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water
- waterlog
- {f} fill with water, soak with water; be soaked with water; be filled with water