floodable
1
4.9
Allows water to enter on purpose or in an emergency
- adjective
- /ˈflʌdəbl/
- Specialized
:
inundable
- In case of heavy rain, the city has built several floodable parks that can overflow with water to prevent damage.
Examples
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He points to more study on possible dieback impacts on the floodable rainforest, "because the greatest vertebrate biodiversity in all the Amazon is found in flooded forests....
Academic text (2011) -
The area near the river is designated as a floodable zone to manage seasonal flooding.
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The island is a flood is a flood is a floodable island.
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The architect created a floodable design for the houses to minimize water damage during storms.
How Floodable
floodable
1
4.9
- Specialized
1
4.9
waterproof
38
1.6
38
1.6
Surface Forms
floodable positive
Morphology
Etymology
Floodable comes from flood, meaning 'a large flow of water', plus the ending -able, meaning 'can be'. So floodable means 'can be flooded', used for places or parts made to let water in on purpose or in an emergency.