0 present participle of capsize
1 to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by accident while on water:
The formal inquiry concluded that the most likely scenario that led to the ship's capsizing was that she was broadside to the sea.
In bad weather, such as must be expected in these waters during the winter, the risk of foundering or capsizing is seriously increased.
There are also cases of more sudden and potentially more catastrophic capsizing, which occur when the vessel's stability is compromised.
For many years people have warned about the dangers of capsizing.
I understand that the sailing of small dinghies will not be permitted, on the ground that there will be an excessive risk of such craft capsizing.
The passengers panicked while trying to board the lifeboats, capsizing all but one of them.
Efforts to alter the ship's course caused it to list further and risked capsizing it.
While traveling on a ship, they run into a severe storm, which leads to the ship capsizing, and the family getting separated.
