# turtled

Pronunciation: say "TUR-tuhld" US /ˈtɝtl̩d/, UK /ˈtɜːtl̩d/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of turtle. — simple past and past participle of turtle
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of turtle. Use it when the flipping over already happened.
   - _The dinghy turtled when a wave caught it broadside._
   - _Several rafts had turtled by the time the rescue team arrived._

## Adjective

2. Of a vessel, capsized so that it floats keel-up, with the hull facing the surface.
   - Simple: Flipped over and floating upside down in the water.
   - _The turtled hull bobbed in the swell while the crew clung to its sides._
   - _Salvage divers inspected the turtled trawler resting upside down below the surface._

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