waterboarding

[ waw-ter-bawr-ding, ‐bohr‐, wot-er‐ ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌbɔr dɪŋ, ‐ˌboʊr‐, ˈwɒt ər‐ /

noun

a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.

Origin of waterboarding

First recorded in 2000–05; water + board + -ing¹

Words nearby waterboarding

water beetle, water bench, water bird, water biscuit, water blister, waterboarding, water boat, water boatman, water bomb, water bomber, waterborne

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Example sentences from the Web for waterboarding

A number of Japanese soldiers were criminally charged and convicted for waterboarding and otherwise torturing prisoners.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The U.S. took a more serious view of waterboarding when it was done to Americans in World War II.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They might have scored all that dough if word of the waterboarding had not leaked.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I know of the waterboarding of the three guys pursuant to the August 2002 program.
CIA Interrogation Chief: ‘Rectal Feeding,’ Broken Limbs Are News to Me|Kimberly Dozier|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But there were no beatings, no waterboarding, no rough stuff at all.
What It’s Like to Be Snatched by the Delta Force|Michael Daly|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for waterboarding

waterboarding

/ (ˈwɔːtəˌbɔːdɪŋ) /

noun

a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning

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单词	waterboarding
释义	waterboarding [ waw-ter-bawr-ding, ‐bohr‐, wot-er‐ ] / ˈwɔ tərˌbɔr dɪŋ, ‐ˌboʊr‐, ˈwɒt ər‐ / noun a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning. Origin of waterboarding First recorded in 2000–05; water + board + -ing¹ Words nearby waterboarding water beetle, water bench, water bird, water biscuit, water blister, waterboarding, water boat, water boatman, water bomb, water bomber, waterborne Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waterboarding A number of Japanese soldiers were criminally charged and convicted for waterboarding and otherwise torturing prisoners. The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built\|Michael Daly\|December 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The U.S. took a more serious view of waterboarding when it was done to Americans in World War II. The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built\|Michael Daly\|December 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They might have scored all that dough if word of the waterboarding had not leaked. The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built\|Michael Daly\|December 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I know of the waterboarding of the three guys pursuant to the August 2002 program. CIA Interrogation Chief: ‘Rectal Feeding,’ Broken Limbs Are News to Me\|Kimberly Dozier\|December 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But there were no beatings, no waterboarding, no rough stuff at all. What It’s Like to Be Snatched by the Delta Force\|Michael Daly\|October 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for waterboarding waterboarding / (ˈwɔːtəˌbɔːdɪŋ) / noun a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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