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floodwater en · NOUN

Etymology

From flood + water.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The water of a flood.
   • European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River. 2013 January 14, Nancy Langston, “The Fraught History of a Watery World”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2013, page 59:
   • As central California floodwater swept away their SUV Monday morning, 5-year-old Kyle Doan, now missing, encouraged his mother. 2023 January 11, Ray Sanchez, “Missing 5-year-old boy was pulled from mother’s arms in California floodwater”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023:
   • South Yorkshire 2019: The track at Conisbrough is deluged by floodwater. Lines were shut and services were disrupted across Yorkshire and the East Midlands. 2020 July 29, Andrew Roden, “ORR demands more action on weather resistance”, in Rail, page 21, photo caption:

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Translations (6)

de Flutwasser (water of a flood) · cmn 洪水 (water of a flood) · ro apă de inundatie (water of a flood) · pl woda powodziowa (water of a flood) · fi tulvavesi (water of a flood) · pt água de enchente (water of a flood)