大水 — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

大水 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.
• 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.

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.

spate — full definition

1. noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.
2. noun A sudden flood, especially of a river swollen by heavy rain.

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