waterboarding
noun[U]
uk/ˈwɔː.təˌbɔː.dɪŋ/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚˌbɔːr.dɪŋ/aformoftorture(=extremephysicalormentalpainused to make someone giveinformation)in which apersonisheldfacingupwardswhilewaterispouredinlargequantitiesovertheirface. This gives thepersonthefeelingthat they aredrowning(=unabletobreatheanddying):
水囚刑Theyextractedconfessionsusingsimulateddrowning,knownas waterboarding.
- Waterboarding wasprohibitedunder the newlaw.
- The DefenseDepartmentreleasedarevisedArmyfieldmanualthatprohibitsthe use of waterboarding bymilitarypersonnel.
- He hasexperiencedwaterboarding andsensorydeprivation.
Punishing by causing pain
- birch
- cane
- caning
- cat-o'-nine-tails
- corporal punishment
- flagellate
- horsewhip
- lynch
- lynch law
- lynching
- mortification
- paddle
- smack
- spanking
- tar and feathersomeoneidiom
- thrashing
- thumbscrew
- waterboard
- whip
- whipping