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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 A flood, especially when water rises and spreads over the land.
  • 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

  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.

inundation — full definition

  1. noun A flood, especially when water rises and spreads over the land.
  2. noun The condition of being flooded.
  3. noun A huge amount of something arriving all at once, more than is needed.
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