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пото́п — meaning in English

potop

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English meaning

  • cataclysm noun A sudden, violent event causing widespread destruction or upheaval.
  • cataract noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
  • deluge noun A sudden, heavy flood of water, or an overwhelming rainstorm.
  • 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.

Senses

пото́п is used for these senses in English:

  • cataclysm A great flood.
  • cataract (mechanics, chiefly, historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
  • deluge A great flood or rain.
  • 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.
  • inundation The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

cataract — full definition

  1. noun A large waterfall, especially one that plunges over a steep drop.
  2. noun A clouding of the eye's lens that causes blurred vision, common in older age.

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