stortvloed — 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.
• pour verb To make a liquid flow steadily out of or into a container.
• torrent noun A violent, fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Senses

stortvloed 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 An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
• flash flood (meteorology) A sudden, rapid flood, usually of short duration and local impact.
• pour (colloquial) A downpour; a flood of precipitation.
• torrent A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.

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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