flood control
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- noun
- /flʌd kənˈtroʊl/
- Specialized
:
control de inundaciones
- The company has designed flood-control structures in St. Petersburg, Venice, and the Netherlands.
Examples
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Today, these upstream flood-control dams are in urgent need of revitalization and rehabilitation.
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On a larger scale, wetlands have the potential to play a significant role in flood control.
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Water storage will need to be managed more for flood control than for irrigation.
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Where appropriate, flood control was incorporated into integrated projects for navigation, power generation, and water supply.
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For more than half of the large dams in North America, flood control is among the purposes for construction.
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The river is currently the focus of disputes about water quantity, water quality, endangered species, flood control, and recreation.
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Trees trap storm and rainwater, helping with flood control and keeping rivers clean.
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Upstream flood control dams failed to contain the excess water.
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Impacts to the existing flood control project, including the pumping stations and drainage structures, would be easily mitigated.
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The city implemented new flood control measures after the devastating storm last year.
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Morphology
The compound meaning — restraining or limiting an excessive influx — is directly suggested by 'flood' (a sudden excessive influx) + 'control' (to restrain), so a learner who knows both words can infer the general idea. However, the common technical sense in computing (rate-limiting messages or connections) is a domain-specific metaphorical extension, so the precise implementation and scope are not fully predictable without contextual exposure.
Etymology
Flood control comes from the simple image of building dams, levees and channels to hold back rising river water. The flood is the water and the control is what stops it, so the phrase means 'methods to prevent or reduce floods'.