Waterboarding (noun)

A form of interrogation or torture in which water is poured over the face of a bound person to simulate the sensation of drowning.

Origin:

Early 20th century: from water + boarding.

Examples:

1. The detainee was subjected to waterboarding as a form of enhanced interrogation.
2. The use of waterboarding as an interrogation technique has been widely condemned as a form of torture.
3. The CIA used waterboarding as a form of enhanced interrogation during the War on Terror.
4. The human rights organization documented the use of waterboarding and other forms of torture in the prison.
5. The prisoner was strapped to a board and water was poured over his face to simulate drowning during waterboarding.