Definition of "water-logging" [water-logging]

• The act or process of becoming water-logged; specifically, in irrigation, the saturation of the soil by an excess of water, generally accompanied by an excess of so-called alkali or earthy salts. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "According to BenedictoTembo, a senior journalist in Zambia, 3,000 people are affected in Mazabuka District and 2,200 people were affected in Sinazongwe District It is also reported that there is severe damage to maize and cash crops due to water-logging and washing away of plants."
• "The holding capacity of wetlands helps control floods and prevents water-logging of crops."
• "In addition, the seasonal fluctuations in water levels and ranges in tolerance of different plants and plant communities to water-logging result in a complex, constantly changing mosaic of edaphic grasslands interspersed with permanent swamp vegetation as well as grassland and thicket communities found only on better-drained substrates."