Waterboard

Origin

water + board

Full definition of waterboard

Noun

1. A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.
2. A public commission charged with overseeing water quality in a particular area.
• The waterboard argued that the quality of the water was good ...

Verb

1. To subject to waterboarding, a form of torture involving simulated drowningWe waterboarded the suspect, but he refused to confess.