noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
overturning; capsizing; subversion
Literary and somewhat archaic term for turning something over, physically or metaphorically (e.g., overturning a state). Modern Japanese more commonly uses 転覆 (てんぷく) for physical overturning/capsizing and 打倒 (だとう) or 転覆 for political subversion.
「傾覆」は古い文章で国家の転覆を指すことがある。
In old texts, 傾覆 can refer to the overthrow of a state.
船の傾覆を防ぐためにバラストを調整した。
They adjusted the ballast to prevent the ship from capsizing.