floodingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈflʌd.ɪŋ/us/ˈflʌd.ɪŋ/a situation in which an area is covered with water, especially from rain:
Some roads have been closed because of flooding.
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Floods, tides & currents
- backwash
- change
- come
- current
- ebb
- eddy
- flooded
- floodgate
- floodplain
- high water mark
- inundate
- low-water mark
- neap tide
- overfall
- tidal
- undertow
- water
- waterlogged
- watermark
- whirlpool
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