Zondvloed — meaning in English

English meaning

• deluge noun A sudden, heavy flood of water, or an overwhelming rainstorm.
• flood noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
• spate noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.

Senses

Zondvloed is used for these senses in English:

• Deluge (Abrahamic, _, religion) The flood taking place in the story of Noah found in the Bible (Genesis) and Qur'an.
• Flood (biblical) The flood referred to in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.
• spate (countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.
• spate (countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.

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.

flood — full definition

1. noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
2. noun A large, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
3. verb To cover land with water, or to fill something with an overwhelming amount.

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