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Meanings of almost awash in English

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Usage of almost awash in English
1
The deck was already almost awash with the sea.
Hurricane Hurry
2
The landing was almost awash with the swollen waters.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
3
The boom came directly outboard and the deck rolled down until the scuppers were almost awash.
Aground
4
A longboat was cutting directly across their path, so full of people it looked almost awash.
Colors Aloft!
5
The ground had been soaked with water before the burial, to the point of being almost awash.
In the King's name
6
It was a perfect painting of a ship-of-the-line in half a gale, her gunports almost awash, and he knew Catherine must have arranged it.
The Darkening Sea
7
"These floaters that lie with deck almost awash will stand more hammering than a mud fort."
The Mystery
8
"We have not a moment to lose," he exclaimed; "the water is almost awash with the deck, and the junk cannot swim a minute longer."
Mark Seaworth
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