pitchpole en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪt͡ʃpoʊl/ (US)
Etymology
From pitch + pole.
Meanings
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(of a boat) To capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
Pitchpoling is the most dangerous way a boat can capsize.
The advanced design of new cats makes pitchpoling less likely.
1977 February, Ben Kocivar, “How to get started in hot-rod sailing”, in Popular Science, volume 210, number 2, page 111:Pitchpoling occurs when the bow buries itself in the wave ahead while the wave behind lifts the aft section up and over.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pitchpoled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pitchpoled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pitchpoling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pitchpoles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
de überschlagen (capsize end over end) · de sich überschlagen (capsize end over end) · fi mennä keulan kautta ympäri (capsize end over end) · fr sancir (capsize end over end)