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- Dictionaryflood/flʌd/
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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to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems: Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen. The whole town flooded when the river burst its banks.
A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. 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.
: 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.
What is a Flood and What Causes Flooding? Floods are natural occurrences where an area or land that is normally dry abruptly becomes submerged in water. In simple terms, flood can be defined as an overflow of large quantities of water onto a normally dry land.
noun. (Netherlands) series of dams and drainage systems designed to isolate and dam the Zuiderzee, an inlet of the North Sea. 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.
Jul 24, 2024 · 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.
noun. a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of emotions; a flood of requests; a flood of patients.
