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Rarewaterboard
The correct spelling is waterboard.
How to pronounce waterboard
noun
Say it like: Wat-erb-oar-d
The correct spelling is waterboard. A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water. For example: "We waterboarded the suspect, but he refused to confess."
Usage Examples
“We waterboarded the suspect, but he refused to confess.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
- 2.A public commission charged with overseeing water quality in a particular area.
verb
- 1.To subject to waterboarding, to pour water over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive
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