потоп — meaning in English

English meaning

• cataract noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
• deluge noun A sudden, heavy flood of water, or an overwhelming rainstorm.
• flooding noun The occurrence of a flood, or water overflowing onto normally dry land.

Senses

потоп is used for these senses in English:

• cataract (mechanics, chiefly, historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
• deluge A great flood or rain.
• flooding (psychology, figurative) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.

cataract — full definition

1. noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
2. noun A clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurred vision, common in older age.

deluge — full definition

1. noun A sudden, heavy flood of water, or an overwhelming rainstorm.
2. noun An overwhelming amount of anything arriving at once.
3. verb To overwhelm someone with a large amount of something.

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