flash flood
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3.7
- noun
- /flæʃ flʌd/
:
inundación repentina
- We've got a flash flood warning now in full effect for all of Grantham County.
And so if we did have a flash flood, that'd be with there goes all your supplies and there goes your shelter.
- And so if we did have a flash flood, that'd be with there goes all your supplies and there goes your shelter.
- They segwayed from devastating flash floods to tallywackers, which I suppose is better than going from tallywackers to the floods.
Examples
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Each year, flash floods and icy ridges claim a dozen or so hikers.
Fiction book (2002) -
A flash flood alert is in effect.
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We hit a flash flood.
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The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for all of southern and western Florida.
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In another minute or two, he would have to ride away or the flash flood would sweep him up in its grasp.
Fiction book (1994) -
Maybe they were stranded, too, cut off from high ground by the flash flood.
Fiction book (1994) -
People died in the Negev from flash floods.
Fiction book (1998) -
With a flash flood, there isn't anything to do save keep from getting swept away oneself.
Fiction book (1990) -
Crossing the Homochitto River, the lovers are swept away in one of those flash floods that rush without warning out of the southern hills.
Fiction book (1996) -
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for all of southern and western Florida.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large amount of water that covers land that is usually dry
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2.1
A large amount of water covering land that is usually dry
11
6.3
A very heavy rain that causes flooding
1
7.7
Flooding of land when water covers areas that are normally dry
A sudden flood that happens very quickly after heavy rain
A sudden large flow of water that floods land
Antonyms
How Severe
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Morphology
The compound 'flash flood' transparently combines 'flash' (a very short instant) with 'flood' (an overflow of water) to denote a flood that happens suddenly and is usually short-lived. This is a direct compositional pattern and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Flash flood comes from the simple image of a quick flash of water — a sudden burst — that turns roads and valleys into a flood in minutes after heavy rain. That's why the term means a very 'sudden' and short but dangerous flood.