flood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /flʌd/
- (US) audio
- /flʊd/ (Northern-England)
- flo͝od (Northern-England)
- flŭd
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)-der. Proto-Germanic *flōduz Proto-West Germanic *flōdu Old English flōd Middle English flod English flood Inherited from Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)-. Cognate with Scots flude, fluid, Saterland Frisian Floud, Dutch vloed, German Flut, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, and Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).
Meanings
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An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:China's Ministry of Water Resources Saturday warned that floods are expected to hit the country and called on relevant departments to make preparation. Heavy rains have hit parts of southern, eastern and central China since Wednesday, pushing water levels in some rivers well above warning lines, the ministry said. China entered its flood season on Saturday, four days earlier than previous years, and the country may suffer from more and stronger rain as well as floods with more extreme weather forecast for the flood season, the ministry warned.
2020 March 29, “China enters flood season”, in China Internet Information Center:a covenant never to destroy the earth again by flood
1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter II, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
Deregulation of financial markets laid the groundwork for the subprime crisis in the United States, while a badly designed euro contributed to the debt crisis in Greece, and the Schengen system of open borders made it difficult to control the flood of refugees in Europe.
2016 December 6, Francis Fukuyama, “The Dangers of Disruption”, in The New York Times:a flood of complaints
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The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
It was ebb tide when she touched, and it was supposed that when the flood made she would float off again.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 217:The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for us was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 193:There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
- A floodlight.
- Menstrual discharge; menses.
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(obsolete) Water as opposed to land.
Who beheld from the safe shore their floating carcasses and broken chariot-wheels. So thick bestrown, abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, under amazement of their hideous change.
1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| floud | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| floods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Great Flood · floodgate · mana flood · postflood · glacial lake outburst flood · antiflood · outburst flood · floodtime · floodful · in floods · flood meadow · flood map · tidal flood · sky-flood · flood-hit · floodwater · floodlight · 100-year flood · megaflood · floodway · superflood · floodprone · flood-prone · floodometer · Zanclean flood · rat flood · sheet flood · flood geology · flood water · floodwall · flood stage · photoflood · moon flood · landflood · floodlike · floodless · flood gate · flood tide · floodproof · floodage · floody · flood-gate · flood icing · floodplain · send the flood · fore-flood · inflood · waterflood · Japanese flood fever · flood frosting · flood test · flood fill · upflood · floodlet · floodboard · flood basalt · nonflood · flood plain · floodflow · flash flood · flood pool · floodgum · flood pants · flood plain toadlet · floodlamp · floodmark · preflood · flood chute · mud flood · floodland
Relateds
inundation · torrent · sheetwash · deluge · diversion
Translations (294)
pdt Äwaschwamunk (overflow of water) · sw gharika (overflow of water) · bsb liud (overflow of water) · or ବନ୍ୟା (overflow of water) · sv översvämning (overflow of water) · dtr liud (overflow of water) · ksc litap (overflow of water) · la abluvium (overflow of water) · ckb لافاو (overflow of water) · tg обхезӣ (overflow of water) · be навадне́ньне (overflow of water) · lv pali (overflow of water) · ne बाढी (overflow of water) · gl anago (overflow of water) · hi जलप्लावन (overflow of water) · ebk choron (overflow of water) · de Flut (overflow of water) · be навадне́нне (overflow of water) · cmn 洪水 (overflow of water) · egy b-a-H-w-mw (overflow of water) · ko 대수 (overflow of water) · hy ջրհեղեղ (overflow of water) · grc πλημμύρα (overflow of water) · ja 大水 (overflow of water) · ang flede (overflow of water) · tk joşgun (overflow of water) · fi tulva (large number or quantity) · ca inundació (overflow of water) · gl chea (overflow of water) · bcl baha (overflow of water) · pl potop (overflow of water) · mr पूर (overflow of water) · scn allavinamentu (overflow of water) · cs nával (large number or quantity) · hi वन्या (overflow of water) · km ដំឡើង (overflow of water) · de Überschwemmung (overflow of water) · ltg poli (overflow of water) · lb Héichwaasser (overflow of water) · sk potopa (overflow of water) · my ရေကြီးခြင်း (overflow of water) · ml വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കം (overflow of water) · ka წყალდიდობა (overflow of water) · lt poplūdis (overflow of water) · kn ಪ್ರವಾಹ (overflow of water) · eo pluvego (overflow of water) · kjh тасхын (overflow of water) · grc κατακλυσμός (overflow of water) · kk су тасқыны (overflow of water) · sq përmbytje (overflow of water) · pa ਹੜ੍ਹ (overflow of water) · ky ташкын (overflow of water) · ifk olwang (overflow of water) · pl powódź (large number or quantity) · km ជំនន់ (overflow of water) · pt cheia (overflow of water) · oc inondacion (overflow of water) · es riada (overflow of water) · cs povodeň (overflow of water) · sh по̀топ (overflow of water) · mn ᠦᠶᠡᠷ (overflow of water) · kk сел (overflow of water) · af oorstroming (overflow of water) · hil baha (overflow of water) · pl powódź (overflow of water) · gl enchente (overflow of water) · es diluvio (large number or quantity) · vi lũ (overflow of water) · ur باڑھ (overflow of water) · ps نېز (overflow of water) · kqr liyud (overflow of water) · lad deluvio (overflow of water) · sw gharika (large number or quantity) · mba baha (overflow of water) · gd tuil (overflow of water) · tg сел (overflow of water) · acw سيل (overflow of water) · pdt Huachwota (overflow of water) · ja 洪水 (large number or quantity) · es avenida (overflow of water) · drg llizud (overflow of water) · tt су басу (overflow of water) · nan-hbl 大水 (overflow of water) · kk топан су (overflow of water) · af vloed (overflow of water) · gl levada (overflow of water) · tl baha (overflow of water) · ota سیل (overflow of water) · sl poplava (overflow of water) · la inundatio (overflow of water) · ota طوفان (overflow of water) · kaw wah (overflow of water) · syl ꠙꠣꠘꠤ (overflow of water) · da oversvømmelse (overflow of water) · ga tuile (overflow of water) · nl vloed (overflow of water) · uk пові́ддя (overflow of water) · ccc imujki (overflow of water) · wmw maera (overflow of water) · ota فیضان (overflow of water) · hu árvíz (overflow of water) · mk поплава (overflow of water) · ar سَيْل (overflow of water) · fr inondation (overflow of water) · bg наводне́ние (overflow of water) · hi प्लावन (overflow of water) · hi सैलाब (overflow of water) · as বানপানী (overflow of water) · sne liud (overflow of water) · tr su taşkını (overflow of water) · ro inundație (overflow of water) · sk povodeň (overflow of water) · alt ташкын (overflow of water) · ta வெள்ளம் (overflow of water) · ru пото́п (overflow of water) · txb lāñe (overflow of water) · prs سیلَاب (overflow of water) · et veetulv (overflow of water) · bn বান (overflow of water) · ml പ്രളയം (overflow of water) · nl overstroming (overflow of water) · pam albug (overflow of water) · hi बाढ़ (overflow of water) · ceb baha (overflow of water) · lad sel (overflow of water) · kk тасқын (overflow of water) · is flóð (overflow of water) · fa-ira سِیل (overflow of water) · uz sel (overflow of water) · txb kerekauna (overflow of water) · nds-de fluss (overflow of water) · ba ташҡын (overflow of water) · ilo layos (overflow of water) · ko 홍수 (overflow of water) · shi ingayn (overflow of water) · sk záplava (overflow of water) · atv ташкын (overflow of water) · uk по́вінь (overflow of water) · pt inundação (overflow of water) · as বান (overflow of water) · it inondazione (overflow of water) · cs potopa (overflow of water) · eo inundo (overflow of water) · lo ນໍ້າແກ່ງ (overflow of water) · mt għargħar (overflow of water) · gd tuil (large number or quantity) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 (overflow of water) · de Hochwasser (overflow of water) · uli burolog (overflow of water) · pt enxurrada (large number or quantity) · pl ogrom (large number or quantity) · hi सैल (overflow of water) · ur طُوفان (overflow of water) · bn বন্যা (overflow of water) · pt enchente (overflow of water) · ko 한물 (overflow of water) · alt сууныҥ кирӱзи (overflow of water) · za raemxrongz (overflow of water) · la dīluviēs (overflow of water) · acw فيضان (overflow of water) · ebk kor-as (overflow of water) · az sel (overflow of water) · id banjir (overflow of water) · war baha (overflow of water) · ru па́водок (overflow of water) · af vloed (large number or quantity) · ko 홍수 (large number or quantity) · wa grossès aiwes (overflow of water) · tr seyelan (overflow of water) · sh pòtop (overflow of water) · ill degan (overflow of water) · ota سیلان (overflow of water) · az daşqın (overflow of water) · kea txeia (overflow of water) · ceb lunop (overflow of water) · ar فَيَضَان (overflow of water) · pl potok (large number or quantity) · prs سَیلَاب (overflow of water) · de Überflutung (overflow of water) · lv plūdi (overflow of water) · cmn 水災 /水灾 (overflow of water) · uk по́відь (overflow of water) · mrw bagiyaw (overflow of water) · nb flom (overflow of water) · ht inondasyon (overflow of water) · knb litap (overflow of water) · hy հեղեղ (overflow of water) · bg изоби́лие (large number or quantity) · oc aigat (overflow of water) · be па́вадак (overflow of water) · th อุทกภัย (overflow of water) · sh по̏плава (large number or quantity) · ug سەل (overflow of water) · tih liur (overflow of water) · ms banjir (overflow of water) · pt dilúvio (large number or quantity) · hu özön (large number or quantity) · kmr lêser (overflow of water) · hu áradat (large number or quantity) · kmr lehî (overflow of water) · vi lụt lội (overflow of water) · pl nawał (large number or quantity) · kea xeia (overflow of water) · bo ཆུ་ལོག (overflow of water) · ur سَیل (overflow of water) · hu tengernyi (large number or quantity) · fi tulva (overflow of water) · tr sel (overflow of water) · nb oversvømmelse (overflow of water) · akl baha' (overflow of water) · sa प्लुति (overflow of water) · lo ອຸທະກະໄພ (overflow of water) · th น้ำท่วม (overflow of water) · izh upotos (overflow of water) · bn সয়লাব (overflow of water) · he מַבּוּל (overflow of water) · gl solago (overflow of water) · ja 氾濫 (overflow of water) · ur سَیلاب (overflow of water) · tg селоб (overflow of water) · et üleujutus (overflow of water) · vi lũ lụt (overflow of water) · gl inundación (overflow of water) · hi तूफान (overflow of water) · cy llifogydd (overflow of water) · he שיטפון \ שִׁטָּפוֹן (overflow of water) · prs سَیل (overflow of water) · it alluvione (overflow of water) · sl poplava (large number or quantity) · te వరద (overflow of water) · nrf fliot (overflow of water) · nv tó yíląąd (overflow of water) · shn ၼမ်ႉထူမ်ႈ (overflow of water) · ms ampuh (overflow of water) · sh pȍplava (large number or quantity) · kmr lês (overflow of water) · hi तूफ़ान (overflow of water) · cmn 大水 (overflow of water) · ga rabharta (large number or quantity) · te వెల్లువ (overflow of water) · sl povodenj (overflow of water) · cs příval (large number or quantity) · tr taşkın (overflow of water) · tk sil (overflow of water) · gl dioivo (overflow of water) · de Flut (large number or quantity) · ru наплы́в (large number or quantity) · uk пото́п (overflow of water) · cs záplava (large number or quantity) · ru изоби́лие (large number or quantity) · ar طُوفَان (overflow of water) · ca aiguat (overflow of water) · sh по̏плава (overflow of water) · be пато́п (overflow of water) · ug تاشقىن (overflow of water) · it marea (large number or quantity) · el πλημμύρα (overflow of water) · ast inundación (overflow of water) · pl natłok (large number or quantity) · mvv tuu (overflow of water) · kmr avrabûn (overflow of water) · uz toshqin (overflow of water) · el χείμαρρος (large number or quantity) · qu nuyuy (overflow of water) · es innundación (overflow of water) · sw mafuriko (overflow of water) · lo ນ້ຳຖ້ວມ (overflow of water) · it alluvione (large number or quantity) · bho बाढ़ि (overflow of water) · be паво́дка (overflow of water) · eu uholde (overflow of water) · cmn 洪災 /洪灾 (overflow of water) · lad mabul (overflow of water) · fa-ira سِیلاب (overflow of water) · es inundación (overflow of water) · az subasma (overflow of water) · nn flaum (overflow of water) · hu ár (overflow of water) · vi lụt (overflow of water) · la dīluvium (overflow of water) · lt potvynis (overflow of water) · hu áradás (overflow of water) · tt ташкын (overflow of water) · sh pȍplava (overflow of water) · kk топан (overflow of water) · ru наводне́ние (overflow of water) · mn үер (overflow of water) · el πλημμύρα (large number or quantity) · fy oerstreaming (overflow of water) · yi פֿאַרפֿלייצונג (overflow of water) · lb Iwwerschwemmung (overflow of water) · ms bah (overflow of water) · cs záplava (overflow of water) · ja 洪水 (overflow of water)