dead water

English - Turkish

Definition of dead water in English Turkish dictionary

durgun su

dümen suyu

Related Terms

dead water region

ölü su bölgesi

dead in the water

Suda ölü

English - English

Definition of dead water in English English dictionary

The eddying water under a slow-moving ship's counter

{i} eddy water that closes in under a ship's stern when sailing

Related Terms

dead in the water

Doomed; unable to succeed

deadwater

{n} the water that whirls in eddies at a ship

be dead in the water

something that failed and it appears as though impossible that it will have any success in the future

Hyphenation

dead wa·ter

Turkish pronunciation

ded wôtır

Pronunciation

/ˈded ˈwôtər/ /ˈdɛd ˈwɔːtɜr/