Weather / B1

FLUD/flʌd/

A flood is a large amount of water covering land that is usually dry: a flash flood; flood damage; flood warning. A puddle is tiny; a tsunami is a huge sea wave. Flood can also be a verb: the river flooded the fields. A flood of emails / applications is an informal metaphor for a huge number. Flooded is the adjective: flooded streets. Flooding is the uncountable process.

Meaning

A large amount of water covering land that is usually dry.

Examples

• “The flood damaged many homes in the town.”
• “Residents received a flood warning late last night.”
• “Heavy rain caused flooding across the south.”

Good to know

a flash flood. flood warning / damage. Verb: flood the fields. Metaphor: a flood of emails. Process: flooding.

Near in meaning

deluge

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