Definition of waterboard in English:
waterboard
verb ˈwɔːtəbɔːdˈwɔdərˌbɔrd
[with object]Subject (someone) to the process of waterboarding.
Example sentencesExamples
- He revealed no new information after being waterboarded, the article said.
- Speaking after his release, he said he had been beaten with iron bars, given electric shocks and "waterboarded", and even now feared for his life.
- The government says he even confessed but also admits he was waterboarded.
- We've seen a number of reporters having themselves waterboarded so they can describe it.
nounˈwɔːtəbɔːdˈwɔdərˌbɔrd
The board or bench on to which a person is strapped during the process of waterboarding.
Example sentencesExamples
- So when Blank offered me copies of his photos of a waterboard and of a painting depicting a waterboarding session, I quickly accepted.
- These photos are important because most of us have never seen an actual, real-life waterboard.
- In our limited experience, extensive use of the waterboard can introduce new risks.
- He proposed using 10 such techniques "in some sort of escalating fashion, culminating with the waterboard, though not necessarily ending with this technique."
- Incidentally, the waterboard in these photos wasn't merely one among many torture devices highlighted at the prison museum.
Definition of waterboard in US English:
waterboard
verbˈwɔdərˌbɔrdˈwôdərˌbôrd
[with object]Subject (someone) to the process of waterboarding.
Example sentencesExamples
- The government says he even confessed but also admits he was waterboarded.
- He revealed no new information after being waterboarded, the article said.
- Speaking after his release, he said he had been beaten with iron bars, given electric shocks and "waterboarded", and even now feared for his life.
- We've seen a number of reporters having themselves waterboarded so they can describe it.
nounˈwɔdərˌbɔrdˈwôdərˌbôrd
The board or bench on to which a person is strapped during the process of waterboarding.
Example sentencesExamples
- In our limited experience, extensive use of the waterboard can introduce new risks.
- So when Blank offered me copies of his photos of a waterboard and of a painting depicting a waterboarding session, I quickly accepted.
- He proposed using 10 such techniques "in some sort of escalating fashion, culminating with the waterboard, though not necessarily ending with this technique."
- Incidentally, the waterboard in these photos wasn't merely one among many torture devices highlighted at the prison museum.
- These photos are important because most of us have never seen an actual, real-life waterboard.