noun
A dangerous maneuver in sailing where a boat is flipped end over end
verb
To capsize end over end, as a boat
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The sailboat experienced a pitchpole due to strong winds and high waves.
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The boat totally pitchpoled when the waves got too big.
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Dude, did you see that boat pitchpole? It was crazy!
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His life seemed to pitchpole out of control after the accident.