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in floods

in floods

2 6.0
A place that has a lot of water covering it after heavy rain
  • idiom
: inundado
  • Many homes along the riverbank were in floods due to the recent downpour.

Examples

  • The low-lying areas of the city were in floods after the heavy rainstorm.

  • The fields remain in floods, and farmers are worried about their crops.

  • The river is in flood.

    The Abandoned (2006)

Synonyms

flooded
vsin floods
68 1.5

Covered with water after heavy rain or when a river overflows

is used for general coverage by excess water rather than focusing on cause
waterlogged
vsin floods
9 5.2

Ground that is full of water and too soft to walk on or grow plants

is broader, applying to any place covered or affected by excess water
inundated
vsin floods
2 6.1

A place covered with water after heavy rain or a flood

is the general state of being covered or affected by excess water
awash
vsin floods
1 4.6

Covered with water or flooded

is the broader idea of being covered by too much water

Antonyms

dry
885 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

drought
198 3.7

A long time with no rain that makes the land very dry

How Flooded

submerged
32 4.2
in floods
2 6.0
waterlogged
9 5.2
wet
16 1.0
damp
106 1.0

Surface Forms

in floods positive

Morphology

in + flood

The meaning is directly derived from combining 'in' (indicating location/state) with 'flood(s)' (an overflow of water), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer 'in floods' means being affected by flooding. This compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so it should be understandable at B1-level without special exposure.

Etymology

In floods comes from the image of floods, with water pouring into places after heavy rain and covering the ground and buildings. That's why it now means 'covered or affected by a large amount of water'.