counterflooding

/K AW1 N T ER0 F L AH1 D IH0 NG/
noun
  1. 1

    (nautical) The action of deliberately flooding spaces in one part (of a ship, boat, or other vessel) in order to counterbalance flooding occurring elsewhere in the vessel and keep the vessel level and on an even keel.

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