Meanings
plural capsizees
- rareOne whose vessel capsizes.
I remember well the greetings of catcalls and horn toots that awaited the unfortunate capsizees when they were towed past all the others who had managed to remain upright.
1972, Yachting, volume 131, page 361 more example
One boy did capsize out in the middle of the bay, but another who was with him sailed back to the Point and he and I, in a larger boat, went out and towed the capsizee home.
1938, Country Life, volume 74, page 28
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