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waterboarding
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈwɔː.təˌbɔː.dɪŋ/ us /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚˌbɔːr.dɪŋ/
a form of torture(= extreme physical or mental pain used to make someone give information) in which a person is held facing upwards while water is poured in large quantities over their face. This gives the person the feeling that they are drowning(= unable to breathe and dying): 水囚刑
They extracted confessions using simulated drowning, known as waterboarding.
Waterboarding was prohibited under the new law.
The Defense Department released a revised Army field manual that prohibits the use of waterboarding by military personnel.
He has experienced waterboarding and sensory deprivation.
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