capsized; capsizing
: to cause to overturn
capsize a canoe
: to become upset or overturned : turn over
the canoe capsized
capsize
noun
Examples of capsize in a Sentence
They were fooling around and accidentally capsized the canoe.
a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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In the rough waves, the marine unit capsized and three agents were thrown into the water.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
An annual picnic outing for the employees of the Western Electric Company turned tragic on July 24, 1915, when the boat that was to take them from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana, capsized.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The boat began to take on water in the rough seas and eventually capsized.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The most recent deadly shipwreck off Lampedusa happened in August last year, when a boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized in international waters, killing at least 26 people.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
An annual picnic outing for the employees of the Western Electric Company turned tragic on July 24, 1915, when the boat that was to take them from Chicago to Michigan City, Indiana, capsized.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The boat began to take on water in the rough seas and eventually capsized.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The most recent deadly shipwreck off Lampedusa happened in August last year, when a boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized in international waters, killing at least 26 people.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for capsize
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capsize. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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