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Überflutung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flood noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
  • flooding noun The occurrence of a flood, or water overflowing onto normally dry land.
  • inundation noun The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

Senses

Überflutung is used for these senses in English:

  • flood An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
  • flooding An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
  • inundation The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

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.

flooding — full definition

  1. noun The occurrence of a flood, or water overflowing onto normally dry land.
  2. noun A therapy technique that exposes a person to a feared object or situation all at once, rather than gradually.

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