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noun
- 1. an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land: "the villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides" Similar
- 2. an outpouring of tears: "she burst into floods of tears" Similar
verb
- 1. cover or submerge (an area) with water in a flood: "the dam burst, flooding a small town" Similar
- 2. arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities: "sunlight flooded in at the windows" Similar Opposite
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A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. [1] . In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health.
In simple terms, flood can be defined as an overflow of large quantities of water onto a normally dry land. Flooding happens in many ways due to overflow of streams, rivers, lakes or oceans or as a result of excessive rain.
A flood happens when water overflows or soaks land that is normally dry. There are few places on Earth where people don’t need to be concerned about flooding.
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are an area of study in the discipline of hydrology. They are the most common and widespread natural severe weather event. Floods can look very different because flooding covers anything from a few inches of water to several feet.
2 days ago · Flood, high-water stage in which water overflows its natural or artificial banks onto normally dry land, such as a river inundating its floodplain. The effects of floods on human well-being range from unqualified blessings to catastrophes.
FLOOD definition: 1. to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems: 2. to…. Learn more.
Sep 19, 2012 · 1. a. : a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land. The flood inundated the whole area. also : a condition of overflowing. rivers in flood. b. capitalized : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah. 2. : the flowing in of the tide. 3. : an overwhelming quantity or volume.
