Meaning of 'waterlog'

[Cruella]

Test No. incompl/inter-46 "Speaking 3 (At the Station)", question 6

Severe storms last night together with heavy rainfall means that some of the lines of the station are now ..........

(a) waterlogged
(b) waterproof
(c) water soaked
(d) waterfall

Test No. incompl/inter-46 "Speaking 3 (At the Station)", answer 6

Severe storms last night together with heavy rainfall means that some of the lines of the station are now waterlogged.

Correct answer: (a) waterlogged
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meaning of waterlog

Cruella

[Torsten]

It something is waterlogged it is soaked with water.

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[Shanthisethuraman]

Why cann't we say water soaked?. Waterlogged and water soaked both seem to be
same meaning.

[Alan]

Hi,

The usual expression is 'waterlogged'. 'Water soaked' is not an accepted expression. Usually it is assumed that 'soaked' is with water and is on a smaller scale as in: I left the chairs out in the garden and after the heavy rain they were soaked.

Alan
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[Nabilchamlal]

but we can say soaked with or in water.

[Shanthisethuraman]

Hi Alan sir
Thank you for your explanation regarding waterlogged and water soaked.
What you mean to say waterlog is concerned with big scale like railwayline or something like that whereas watersoaked with small scale like chair, bench like this.
If there is any mistake please correct it or ignore it.

Thank you once again for your reply.
S.Shanthi

[Nabilchamlal]

I think it is wrong to say water soaked , this is odd!

[Hapkido]

saturated with water