waterboarding
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waterboarding¹
noun waterboardings
- A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.
waterboarding²
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verb
- present participle and gerund of waterboard
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noun torture technique
| Español | submarino, tortura submarina, waterboarding (wáterbordin), submarineo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 물고문 mulgomun |
| 日本語 | ウォーターボーディング wōtābōdingu |
| 中文 | 水刑 shuǐxíng |
| Português | afogamento simulado |
| Français | simulacre de noyade |
| Русский | пы́тка водо́й pýtka vodój, вотербо́рдинг voterbórding |
| Tiếng Việt | trấn nước |
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title = {waterboarding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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