PITCHPOLE

Etymology

Verb

pitchpole (third-person singular simple present pitchpoles, present participle pitchpoling, simple past and past participle pitchpoled)

(of a boat) To capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.

Pitchpoling is the most dangerous way a boat can capsize.

Pitchpoling occurs when the bow buries itself in the wave ahead while the wave behind lifts the aft section up and over.

Source: Wiktionary



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