waterlogged

adjective

wa·​ter·​logged ˈwȯ-tər-ˌlȯgd 

-ˌlägd,

ˈwä-

1

: so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage

waterlogged boats

2

: saturated with water

waterlogged soil

Synonyms

• saturated
• dripping
• wet
• flooded
• saturate
• washed
• bathed
• soaked

Examples of waterlogged in a Sentence

The ground was completely waterlogged.

waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot

Recent Examples on the Web

But summer rainfall can cause cherries to become waterlogged and rupture. —David Morgan july 11, CBS News, 11 July 2025

For the last half-century, America’s population growth has been concentrated in the sweltering, equal parts bone-dry and waterlogged, yet ever-sprawling Sunbelt. —Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 7 July 2025

Heavy rains and high winds forced an evacuation and left much of the Outlaw Music Festival's equipment and the artists' instruments damaged and waterlogged. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025

Buried for centuries in the waterlogged soil beneath the Mercat del Peix, Barcelona’s old fish market, the ship’s remains measure more than 30 feet in length and almost 10 feet wide, with some 30 wooden ribs held together by a mix of iron and wooden nails. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

water entry 1 + log to accumulate in the hold

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for waterlogged

• bogged
• clogged
• dogged
• flogged
• fogged
• jogged
• logged
• catalogued
• prorogued

Kids Definition

waterlogged

adjective

wa·​ter·​logged ˈwȯt-ər-ˌlȯgd 

ˈwät-,

-ˌlägd

: so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage

a waterlogged boat

Medical Definition

waterlogged

adjective

wa·​ter·​logged -ˌlägd 

: edematous

the scrotum and abdominal wall become waterlogged

—R. L. Cecil & R. F. Loeb