noun / verb
flood
FLUHD/flʌd/
An overflowing influx of water into a place.
A flood covers the street and partly submerges the benches.
Etymology
Old English flōd covered flowing water, tides, and water overflowing land. The modern disaster sense continues that last meaning, already present in the ancestor.
In context
what you'll get here is overflow onto these flood plain surfaces. And then that will really encourage lots of extra groundwater recharge
More examples
- The river floods nearby fields every spring.
- Heavy rain flooded our basement last night.
- The announcement brings a flood of calls to our office.
Forms
flood · floods · flooded · flooding
Similar words
- deluge
- Suggests an especially powerful flood or a heavy downpour.
- overflow
- Emphasizes water spilling beyond a container or boundary.
- inundation
- A more formal term for water covering an area.