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I don't believe that we should limit waterboarding - or, quite frankly, any other alternative torture technique - if it means saving Americans' lives.
Aaron Schock

Meaning of "waterboarding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATERBOARDING

waterboarding  [ˈwɔːtəˌbɔːdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERBOARDING

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Waterboarding is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WATERBOARDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

waterboarding

Waterboarding

Waterboarding is a form of torture, more specifically a type of water torture, in which water is poured over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive, causing the individual to experience the sensation of drowning. Waterboarding can cause extreme pain, dry drowning, damage to lungs, brain damage from oxygen deprivation, other physical injuries including broken bones due to struggling against restraints, lasting psychological damage, and death.[1] Adverse physical consequences can manifest themselves months after the event, while psychological effects can last for years.[2] In the most common method of waterboarding, the captive's face is covered with cloth or some other thin material, and the subject is immobilized on his/her back. Interrogators pour water onto the face over the breathing passages, causing an almost immediate gag reflex and creating the sensation for the captive that he is drowning.[3][4][5] Victims of waterboarding are at extreme risk of sudden death due to the aspiration of vomitus. Vomitus travels up the esophagus, which can then be inhaled.

Definition of waterboarding in the English dictionary

The definition of waterboarding in the dictionary is a form of torture in which the victim is immobilized and has water poured on his or her face, producing a severe gag reflex, to simulate drowning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATERBOARDING


according
əˈkɔːdɪŋ
airboarding
ˈɛəˌbɔːdɪŋ
applauding
əˈplɔːdɪŋ
boarding
ˈbɔːdɪŋ
bodyboarding
ˈbɒdɪˌbɔːdɪŋ
hoarding
ˈhɔːdɪŋ
keyboarding
ˈkiːˌbɔːdɪŋ
landboarding
ˈlændˌbɔːdɪŋ
lording
ˈlɔːdɪŋ
marauding
məˈrɔːdɪŋ
mountainboarding
ˈmaʊntɪnbɔːdɪŋ
onboarding
ˌɒnˈbɔːdɪŋ
recording
rɪˈkɔːdɪŋ
rewarding
rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ
sailboarding
ˈseɪlˌbɔːdɪŋ
skateboarding
ˈskeɪtˌbɔːdɪŋ
snowboarding
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːdɪŋ
surfboarding
ˈsɜːfˌbɔːdɪŋ
wakeboarding
ˈweɪkˌbɔːdɪŋ
weatherboarding
ˈwɛðəˌbɔːdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERBOARDING

water-like
water-repellent
water-resistant
water-sick
water-ski
water-skier
water-skiing
water-soak
water-soluble
waterage
waterborne
waterbrain
waterbuck
waterbus
watercolorist
watercolour
watercolourist
watercolours
watercourse
watercraft

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERBOARDING

adding
audio recording
birding
carding
chording
cording
digital recording
double-system sound recording
forwarding
Harding
heli-boarding
re-recording
regarding
self-regarding
sheepherding
tape recording
video cassette recording
video recording
video tape recording
wording
yarding

Synonyms and antonyms of waterboarding in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «waterboarding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATERBOARDING

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The translations of waterboarding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «waterboarding» in English.

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水刑
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waterboarding
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waterboarding
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waterboarding
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ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإيهام بالغرق
280 millions of speakers

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утопление
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waterboarding
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waterboarding
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waterboarding
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Waterboarding
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Waterboarding
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Translator English - Japanese

水責め
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Translator English - Korean

물고 문의 일종 인 ´워터 보딩´
85 millions of speakers

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Waterboarding
85 millions of speakers
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waterboarding
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாட்டர்போர்டிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वॉटरबोर्डिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

su kayağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

waterboarding
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podtapianie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

утоплення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

simularea înecului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πνιγμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waterboarding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

water
10 millions of speakers
no

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waterboarding
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of waterboarding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERBOARDING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about waterboarding

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3 QUOTES WITH «WATERBOARDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word waterboarding.
1
Jerrold Nadler
Torture, including practices like waterboarding, violates the legal and moral standards of all civilized nations.
2
Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.
Our waterboarding program is based on the U.S. military training program... tens of thousands of U.S. servicemen were waterboarded pursuant to this program to prepare them for the possibility of being captured someday so that they would know what it felt like.
3
Aaron Schock
I don't believe that we should limit waterboarding - or, quite frankly, any other alternative torture technique - if it means saving Americans' lives.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERBOARDING»

Discover the use of waterboarding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to waterboarding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Our Nation Unhinged: The Human Consequences of the War on Terror
In 1983, a Texas state sheriff and his deputies used it on prisoners.24 McConnell admitted that in waterboarding someone, "I assume you can get to the point that a person is actually drowning."25 That would certainly be torture, he added.
Peter Jan Honigsberg, 2009
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The Bible of Unspeakable Truths
We've heard a lot about waterboarding, but usually just from people who never have anything nice to say about anything, anyway. In a sense, critics are using waterboarding as a form of torture on us—a constant reminder that Americans are ...
Greg Gutfeld, 2010
3
Performance, Politics, and the War on Terror: 'Whatever it ...
Described by some as “simulated drowning,”83 waterboarding's recent notoriety hinges precisely on its collapse between what is “real” and what is “simulated.” Like Baudrillard's simulated illness, the performance of waterboarding “produces  ...
Sara Brady, 2012
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Torture: The Pros and Cons of the Issue
Is Waterboarding Torture? There is no doubt that waterboarding was used by the USA between 2001 and 2004. On the other hand, there is a debate about whether or not waterboarding is torture. The 2002 Torture Memos released by the US ...
ViewCaps, 2013
5
Waterboarding: Waterboarding, Operation Condor, Survival, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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Confronting Terror: 9/11 and the Future of American National ...
BUSH TORTURE PROGRAM Outside of the core Bush administration officials and advocates, there has never been serious dispute that waterboarding constitutes torture. This long-established fact has been recognized by officials ranging ...
Dean Reuter, John Yoo, 2013
7
Critical Thinking Unleashed
Cast in standard form, the basic syllogism is as follows: All torture is unfair treatment.1* No waterboarding is torture. Therefore, no waterboarding is unfair treatment. As you can see, the major term, namely "unfair treatment," is distributed in the ...
Elliot D. Cohen, 2009
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Interrogation Techniques: Waterboarding, Enhanced ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
9
Performance Studies: An Introduction
Sara B l'ady From torture to art — Waterboarding [W1aterboarding has resurfaced as a contested subject in the U.S. “war on terror” rhetoric. [T1he technique has inspired fascination among military personnel, journalists, politicians, and even ...
Richard Schechner, 2013
10
The Iraq Papers
Scarborough said, “For those who don't know, waterboarding is what we did to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is the Al Qaeda number two guy that planned 9/ 11. And he talked . . .” He then speculated that “If you ask Americans whether they ...
John Ehrenberg, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERBOARDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term waterboarding is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man Charged With Waterboarding Michigan 5-Year-Old
A Michigan man could face life in prison after he laid his girlfriend's 5-year-old son out on a footstool and waterboarded him, police said Monday. The man ... «NBCNews.com, May 15»
2
Poll: Most Americans say waterboarding is torture
A new poll reveals that while the vast majority of Americans think extreme interrogation tactics like water boarding constitute torture, nearly half believe such ... «CNN, Dec 14»
3
Franks says McCain wrong on waterboarding as torture
Franks told The Republic in an interview that he was referring on the radio show to water boarding. The simulated drowning technique is the most common ... «azcentral.com, Dec 14»
4
High school cancels football over 'waterboard' hazing
He said players referred to the practice as “waterboarding,” but that he didn't believe their activities fit the definition. Waterboarding is a form of torture in which ... «New York Post, Oct 14»
5
CIA torture far exceeded waterboarding, brought suspects 'to point of …
The United States will soon release a long-awaited report detailing the findings of a Senate investigation into the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques ... «RT, Sep 14»
6
Palin: 'Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists'
It's generally best to ignore the assorted nonsense from the former half-term governor of Alaska, but once in a great while, some of Sarah Palin's rhetoric is tough ... «MSNBC, Apr 14»
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Del. doctor gets prison for waterboarding child
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A judge sentenced a former pediatrician to at least three years in prison for convictions in the waterboarding of his 11-year-old ... «USA TODAY, Apr 14»
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Delaware pediatrician convicted of waterboarding girlfriend's daughter
GEORGETOWN, Del. - A Delaware jury convicted a pediatrician Thursday of waterboarding his companion's daughter by holding the child's head under a faucet ... «CBS News, Feb 14»
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Delaware doctor's 'waterboarding' trial goes to jury
GEORGETOWN, Del. — After weeks of testimony from a blizzard of witnesses, prosecutors trying Melvin Morse asked a jury to conclude Morse was "torturing" ... «USA TODAY, Feb 14»
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Delaware doctor accused of waterboarding testifies
GEORGETOWN, Del. -- The former pediatrician accused of abusing his companion's daughter with torture techniques took the stand Monday to explain how he ... «USA TODAY, Feb 14»

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