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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

  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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