take in water

Thân thiện

The old wooden rowboat began to take in water through a small hole.

Definition

Verb phrase: - To allow water to enter and accumulate, typically in the hull or bilge of a ship or boat, often due to damage or leakage.

Usage

This phrase is used to describe a vessel (like a ship or boat) that is leaking and filling with water. It is a specific nautical term.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used in passive constructions to describe the state of the vessel.
  • The yacht was taking in water and the crew started bailing frantically.

Variants and Related Words

• Bilge (verb): (of a ship) to spring a leak in the bilge; to suffer damage that allows water into the hull. This is a more technical synonym.
  • The damaged vessel bilged and sank.

Synonyms

• Spring a leak: To develop a hole or crack that lets water in.
• Flood: To become filled or overflow with water (a more general term).

Related Phrases

• Take on water: This is a common alternative phrasing with the same meaning.
  • The canoe was taking on water and about to capsize.

Học thuật

Verb

1. take in water at the bilge
   • the tanker bilged

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bilge