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Definition of Inundation
1. Noun. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land. "Plains fertilized by annual inundations"
Exact synonyms: Alluvion, Deluge, Flood
Generic synonyms: Geological Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Debacle, Flash Flood, Flashflood, Noachian Deluge, Noah And The Flood, Noah's Flood, The Flood
Derivative terms: Deluge, Flood, Flood, Flood, Inundate, Inundate
Generic synonyms: Geological Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Debacle, Flash Flood, Flashflood, Noachian Deluge, Noah And The Flood, Noah's Flood, The Flood
Derivative terms: Deluge, Flood, Flood, Flood, Inundate, Inundate
2. Noun. An overwhelming number or amount. "A torrent of abuse"
Exact synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Torrent
Generic synonyms: Batch, Deal, Flock, Good Deal, Great Deal, Hatful, Heap, Lot, Mass, Mess, Mickle, Mint, Mountain, Muckle, Passel, Peck, Pile, Plenty, Pot, Quite A Little, Raft, Sight, Slew, Spate, Stack, Tidy Sum, Wad
Derivative terms: Deluge, Flood, Inundate, Torrential
Generic synonyms: Batch, Deal, Flock, Good Deal, Great Deal, Hatful, Heap, Lot, Mass, Mess, Mickle, Mint, Mountain, Muckle, Passel, Peck, Pile, Plenty, Pot, Quite A Little, Raft, Sight, Slew, Spate, Stack, Tidy Sum, Wad
Derivative terms: Deluge, Flood, Inundate, Torrential
Definition of Inundation
1. n. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
Definition of Inundation
1. Noun. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. ¹
2. Noun. (''metaphorical'') An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inundation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Inundation
1. A condition in which water temporarily or permanently covers a land surface. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inundation
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