Ore carriers sit very low in the water when filled to capacity and, in a gale, water often washes over the main deck. With the hatch covers not secured (remember, the ship left port in clear weather and the storm blew up rather quickly), the waves breaking over the Edmund Fitzgerald saturated the cargo.
Medical Dictionary. cat. play. noun , often attributive \Ëkat\. Medical Definition of cat. 1: a carnivorous mammal (Felis catus) long domesticated and kept as a pet or for catching rats and mice. 2: any of a family (Felidae) of mammals including the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah.
- noun. 1. kat -- the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults. synonyms: kat, khat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea.Source: WordNet 3.0. 2.ind synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of the word qat in our free online dictionary!