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单词 floodwater
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floodwater

[ fluhd-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈflʌdˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

the water that overflows as the result of a flood.

Origin of floodwater

First recorded in 1785–95; flood + water

Words nearby floodwater

floodlight, floodlight projector, flood plain, flood tide, flood wall, floodwater, floodway, flooey, floor, floorage, floorboard
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Example sentences from the Web for floodwater

  • Floodwater in outlying areas may reach six feet, the major general said.

    Will Bangkok's Floods Swamp the Government?|Lennox Samuels|October 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
  • No death for months, except by accidental drowning in floodwater.

    The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52|Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
  • The coffee was brown as floodwater silt, heavy with sugar, and very hot; and the cups had no handles.

    Blind Man's Lantern|Allen Kim Lang
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