waterlog

Plugged sewers, deluged tunnels and streets reverting to rivers will conspire to waterlog foundations and destabilize their huge loads, toppling structures.

Alan Weisman speaks about his groundbreaking book, The World Without Us 2010

 The green-scaled surface was swirled with oil-slick, orange and yellow in the patchy light, and pieces trash often floated in the middle, unnatural blossoms waiting to waterlog into the mud.

To Be A Child (Part II of III) 2009

He then sits in the sink and turns on the water and proceeds to waterlog the entire bathroom.

In Which Her Bad Mother Quite Unironically Seeks Assistance In Her Efforts To Practice Good Parenting | Her Bad Mother 2006

When we come back, a torso suspected to be that of gorgeous young mom, 27-year-old Amy Giordano, found in waterlog suitcase.

CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2008 2008

But if you're already time travelling -- why not go ahead a bit to find a good fire-suppression system that doesn't waterlog?

Five Questions Richard Nokes 2006

It's pretty easy to grow, likes to dry out between waterings, though I've found that sometimes you can waterlog the roots and kill 'em.

11/04/2005 2005

He then sits in the sink and turns on the water and proceeds to waterlog the entire bathroom.

In Which Her Bad Mother Quite Unironically Seeks Assistance In Her Efforts To Practice Good Parenting 2006

And back in the states, more rain drenchings already waterlog California.

CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2005 2005

She had a small waterlog, but that would burn only in water.

The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992

She had a small waterlog, but that would burn only in water.

The Color of Her Panties Anthony, Piers 1992