inundation

in·un·date

I0211500 (ĭn′ŭn-dāt′)tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters.2. To overwhelm as if with a flood; swamp: The theater was inundated with requests for tickets.

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[Latin inundāre, inundāt- : in-, in; see in-² + undāre, to surge (from unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots).]

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in′un·da′tion n.in′un·da′tor n.in·un′da·to′ry (-də-tôr′ē) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inundation - the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"flood, alluvion, delugegeological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earthdebacle - flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summerflash flood, flashflood - a sudden local flood of great volume and short durationNoachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, Noah's flood, the Flood - (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
	2.	inundation - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"deluge, flood, torrentgood deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

inundation

noun1. flood, overflow, torrent, deluge, tidal wave They moved furniture from houses threatened with imminent inundation.2. onslaught, flood, torrent, tidal wave, charge, attack, assault, offensive, blitz, onset, onrush He was faced with an inundation of lawsuits.

inundation

nounAn abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain:alluvion, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, downpour, flood, freshet, Niagara, overflow, torrent.Chiefly British: spate.

Translations

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inundate

(ˈinəndeit) verb to flood (a place, building etc). 淹沒 淹没ˌinunˈdation noun 淹沒 淹没