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capsize

[kap-sahyz, kap-sahyz] / ˈkæp saɪz, kæpˈsaɪz /


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When these icebergs capsize, they clash violently with the “mother” glacier.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

But survivors then told the BBC that coastguards had caused the migrant boat to capsize following a botched attempt to tow it.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

“The supply shocks from either would already rock the boat; both together would capsize global markets like a perfect storm,” said Raj.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

A high tide can wash people offshore and capsize small boats near shore.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

If the ropes snapped while the Mykali was steaming out to sea, the shock might capsize the vessel, sturdy as it was.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Until that date is set we can only quote what Helly tells Mark S. before he turns on himself and capsizes our expectations.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2025

It is the latest in a string of migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia's coast in the last few days, with five others sinking in the past four days.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2023

More recently, he took home the prize for “Triangle of Sadness,” a three-part comic epic in which a superyacht capsizes, stranding a subsection of the global elite on a deserted island.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2022

It’s been that kind of season for tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s globe-trotting league, which has seen crashes and capsizes galore among the world’s most accomplished skippers.

From Seattle Times Mar. 25, 2022

Shop signs swing toward the heat from their brackets; a potted hedge comes sliding across the rubble and capsizes.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Their fishing boat capsized on Saturday, leaving Aghnaanga without food or water for two days at sea, the boy's mother wrote on Facebook.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Passengers said the boat had begun taking on water before it capsized about four nautical miles into the journey.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

The captain of an overloaded boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a woman and her 5-month-old infant, has been arrested by federal authorities and faces deportation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

A Coast Guard investigation found the boat was overloaded and didn’t have any child or infant-sized life jackets when it capsized near the Statue of Liberty at around 10.20 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The bus bobbed to the surface, along with a couple of capsized, half-melted canoes.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

However, these were consistently located 60–80 kilometres from the waterfront, so they are not likely to have been caused by capsizing icebergs.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

A 2015 ferry capsizing off the western coast of Leyte Island resulted in more than 60 deaths.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

"I'm assuming it's just a freak accident," he said, though he added he "was not sure how avoidable" the ferry capsizing was.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2025

Before the U.S. military strikes, he said, his main concerns were capsizing, drowning and arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

He saw Coach Hedge struggling to keep the ship from capsizing.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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