Waterlogged (Adjective)
Meaning
(of soil) soft and watery; "the ground was boggy under foot"; "a marshy coastline"; "miry roads"; "wet mucky lowland"; "muddy barnyard"; "quaggy terrain"; "the sloughy edge of the pond"; "swampy bayous".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The waterlogged fields made it impossible to drive a tractor on them after days of continuous rainfall.
- The waterlogged terrain required a specialized vehicle to navigate through, which slowed down the rescue efforts.
- After the flood, the park's playground was waterlogged and had to be closed for several weeks before it was safe for children to play on again.
- The waterlogged soil near the river was perfect for cultivating certain types of crops that required a lot of moisture.
- Due to the heavy rain, the festival grounds became waterlogged, and the organizers had to cancel the event.