WATERBOARDING


Meaning of WATERBOARDING in English

wa·ter·board·ing /ˈwɔːtəˌbɔːdɪŋ $ ˈwɒːtərˌbɔːr-, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

the action of pouring water onto a prisoner's face so that they cannot breathe properly, in order to get information from them

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.