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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Two days later, when the body of Alec Campbell had been recovered ‒ his death a result of his kayak capsizing in fast-moving water near the Weir Dam on the Neshaminy Creek in Bucks County ‒ Gentile couldn’t help but relive his own family’s tragic loss.
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Michele Haddon, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Two boaters reported missing were found dead after their vessel was found capsized on a breakwater in a Connecticut harbor, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
The two people were found after a 27-foot Sea Hunt center console vessel was discovered capsized on the New Haven Harbor west breakwall in the evening hours on Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
The vessel, a 27-foot Sea Hunt center console, was found capsized on the breakwall Thursday afternoon.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
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Michele Haddon, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Two boaters reported missing were found dead after their vessel was found capsized on a breakwater in a Connecticut harbor, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
The two people were found after a 27-foot Sea Hunt center console vessel was discovered capsized on the New Haven Harbor west breakwall in the evening hours on Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
The vessel, a 27-foot Sea Hunt center console, was found capsized on the breakwall Thursday afternoon.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
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“Capsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capsize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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