Flood
Of geological phenomenon. May also be referred to as alluvion, deluge and inundation.
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations".
This concept's ID is @1~57774
Contains
- flash flood
A sudden local flood of great volume and short duration.
- Noah's flood
(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in...
- debacle
Flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer.