- Nautical. Heavy and sluggish in the water because of flooding, as in the hold: a waterlogged ship.
- Soaked or saturated with water: waterlogged fields; waterlogged docking.
[WATER + logged, past participle of LOG1, to accumulate (water) in a ship.]
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In the archaeological context this refers to material that is permanently wet as a result of being below the level of the local water table or within a microenvironment such as might be created in the bottom of a ditch, pit, or well. Organic remains, especially wood, are generally well preserved through waterlogging because anaerobic conditions prevail.
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
soaked with moisture
Synonym: soggy
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