Dictionary

flash flood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio

Meanings

1. A sudden, rapid flood, usually of short duration and local impact.
   • One of the most heavily hit regions was Germany’s Ahrweiler district, where flash floods surged through the village of Schuld, washing away six houses and leaving several more on the verge of collapse. The police said at least 50 people had died in Ahrweiler district. 2021 July 15, Melissa Eddy, “Hundreds Missing and Scores Dead as Raging Floods Strike Western Europe”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • The West Highland Line reopened for passengers on July 11, following emergency repair works after more than 1,600 tons of material was washed away by a flash flood on June 25. 2020 August 12, Philip Haigh, “Short-term access planning is not in passengers' interest”, in Rail, page 55, photo caption:

Forms

Relateds

flash flooding

Translations (25)

fi syöksytulva (sudden flood) · war daralwa (sudden flood) · sw mafuriko ya ghafla (sudden flood) · es inundación repentina (sudden flood) · as ধল (sudden flood) · ms banjir kilat (sudden flood) · ja 鉄砲水 (sudden flood) · pt enchente relâmpago (sudden flood) · es crecida (sudden flood) · bn ধল (sudden flood) · ga maidhm thuile (sudden flood) · ka ნიაღვარი (sudden flood) · tl biglaang pagbaha (sudden flood) · pl nagła powódź (sudden flood) · de Sturzflut (sudden flood) · dis dibaola (sudden flood) · nb styrtflom (sudden flood) · nl stortvloed (sudden flood) · th น้ำป่า (sudden flood) · fi äkkitulva (sudden flood) · cmn 暴洪 (sudden flood) · id banjir bandang (sudden flood) · vi lũ quét (sudden flood) · ru внеза́пное наводне́ние (sudden flood) · fr crue éclair (sudden flood)