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Originally Posted by owly
Capsizing is a real threat, and
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threat
noun
1.
a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.
"members of her family have received death threats"
synonyymit: threatening remark, warning, ultimatum, intimidating remark; rarecommination; menaces, menacing
"the general had made threats against UN personnel"
2.
a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
"hurricane damage poses a major threat to many coastal communities"
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What is your definition of threat?
Are you referring to the second quoted case, that capsize is a thing likely to cause damage or
danger should it occur?
Ps, I would have thought capsize to be an effect (or result), not the cause, but what do I know, I only like sailing multihulls.
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