powódź — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flood noun An overflow of water that covers land that is normally dry.
- inundation noun The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
- spate noun A sudden rush or outpouring of something, especially a large number of events happening close together.
Senses
powódź is used for these senses in English:
- fire hose (idiomatic) Any fast, heavy stream (e.g. of information).
- 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.
- flood (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- inundation The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
- 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
- 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.
inundation — full definition
- noun The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
- noun The state of being inundated; flooding.
- noun An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.