A tube that is entirely below the water level of a boiler during operation.

plural of drowned tube

(idiomatic) To cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than.

present participle of drown out

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drown out

A series of conditions that can lead to a person being drowned: lack of education (about water safety or local conditions), lack of safety advice, lack of protection (such as a flotation device), lack of supervision, and inability to cope (e.g. a weak swimmer in strong currents).

Asphyxiation caused by irritation of alveoli from the aspiration of liquid, after recovery from immersion into liquid, in the three-day period following the immersion episode.

(obsolete, idiomatic, slang) To put too much water in something; overdilute.

plural of secondary drowning

(simile, informal) Soaked to the point of being highly unattractive; bedraggled.