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capsize vs. flip #1 (permalink) Sun Jan 11, 2009 17:44 pm   capsize vs. flip		  
hello,
is it true that ''to capsize'' is only used to boats and ships, and ''to flip'' is used to terrestrial transportation?
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capsize vs. flip #2 (permalink) Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:53 am   capsize vs. flip		  
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'Flip over'. Not a phrase I would use of a large vehicle-- I would probably use 'overturn', but yes-- 'capsize' is only of boats...and 'overturn' works for them, too.
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