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- DictionaryFlood/fləd/
noun
- 1. an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land: "a flood barrier"
- 2. an outpouring of tears or emotion: "Rose burst into such a flood of tears and sobs as I had never seen"
verb
- 1. cover or submerge (a place or area) with water: "the dam burst, flooding a small town"
- 2. arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities: "sunlight flooded in at the windows"
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.
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.
Jul 7, 2020 · Unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source; or. Mudslides (i.e., mudflows) which are proximately caused by flooding and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current.; or.
flood. 1. / flʌd / noun. the inundation of land that is normally dry through the overflowing of a body of water, esp a river. the state of a river that is at an abnormally high level (esp in the phrase in flood ) diluvial. a great outpouring or flow. a flood of words.
Apr 4, 2019 · A flood occurs when water inundates land that's normally dry, which can happen in a multitude of ways. Excessive rain, a ruptured dam or levee, rapid melting of snow or ice, or even an...
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLOOD. 1. [count] : a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry. A flood inundated the whole area. the devastating flood of 1936. The water has risen to flood level. 2. the Flood : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah. 3.
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.
