Hochwasser — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flood noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
Senses
Hochwasser is used for these senses in English:
- acqua alta A phenomenon that regularly occurs in the city of Venice, Italy, typically during high and spring tide, involving the flooding of the most low-lying areas of Venice.
- 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.
- high tide The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
flood — full definition
- noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
- noun A large, overwhelming amount of something arriving all at once.
- verb To cover land with water, or to fill something with an overwhelming amount.