floodwater
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈflʌdˌwɔːtər/
:
agua de inundación
- San Jose, the unofficial capital of California's Silicon Valley, was recently threatened by floodwaters from a nearby river.
- floodwaters receded
- inundated by floodwaters
- rush of floodwaters
Examples
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Within days of the floodwaters' retreat in late August, signs of nature's rebirth abounded.
Academic text (1993) -
Cameras had shown floodwaters toppling bridges and engulfing business districts and neighborhoods.
Academic text (2017) -
Paper files in doctors' offices were lost to the floodwaters, and local computer systems
Academic text (2007) -
The heavy marble trap door over them jammed and floodwater began to rise.
Academic text (2015) -
Two workers in the process of opening a conduit for floodwater pause to stare at us.
Fiction book (1998) -
Floodwaters have consumed much of New Orleans.
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Before them, the river flowed, heavy with floodwater and stained brown with peat.
Fiction book (1990) -
The viewing deck and its access trails are completely submerged by the floodwaters.
Academic text (2007) -
36 hours of steady rainfall has left many homes in the metro area knee-deep in floodwaters.
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The floodwater covered the fields, making them unrecognizable after the heavy rain.
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
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7.7
Flooding of land when water covers areas that are normally dry
The covering of dry land by water when a river or sea rises
Antonyms
How Flooded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Floodwater is simply flood + water. Flood means 'a large flow of water', so floodwater is the water that covers land after heavy rain or when a river overflows.