flood
Land becomes lake
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges normally dry land.
Rivers flood when rainfall or snowmelt exceeds their banks.
The word extends to any overwhelming quantity: a flood of refugees, a flood of emails, a flood of emotions.
To flood is to inundate or overwhelm: Orders flooded in after the commercial aired.
The flood often refers to the biblical deluge survived by Noah.
Severe overflow of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
wave · influx · outpouring · surge · stream · cascade · glut · inundation
Accidental liquid release
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- swellIncrease in size
- engulfCompletely surround and cover
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
brim · spillover · saturate · overwhelm · overrun · breach · crest · inundate
Violent rushing flow
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
cascade · outpouring · torrential · gullywasher · tempest · rainfall · waterspout · spate
River flood barrier
- damWater-holding barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- canalDug water passage
sluice · weir · barrier · spillway · drainage · pumping station · sandbag · seawall
Removal from danger
- reliefEasing of distress
- rescueSave from harm
- victimsThose who suffer harm
- destructionAct of completely ruining
emergency · aid · displaced · humanitarian · crisis · aftermath · damage · fatalities
Saturated with liquid
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- moldForm-giving container
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
stains · silt · mud · debris · sediment · corrosion · restoration · mitigation
Land bordering a stream
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
riparian · runoff · storm surge · monsoon season · snowmelt · Nile · Ganges · Mississippi
deluge
Severe overflow of water
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- avalancheRapid mountain snow collapse
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
onslaught · wave · influx · outpouring · surge · stream · cascade · glut · inundation · overwhelm
spill
Accidental liquid release
submerge · brim · spillover · saturate · overwhelm · overrun · breach · crest · inundate · deluge
torrent
Violent rushing flow
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
monsoon · cascade · outpouring · torrential · gullywasher · tempest · rainfall · waterspout · spate · precipitation
levee
River flood barrier
canal · sluice · weir · barrier · spillway · drainage · pumping station · sandbag · seawall · embankment
evacuation
Removal from danger
destruction · emergency · aid · displaced · humanitarian · crisis · aftermath · damage · fatalities · recovery
waterlogged
Saturated with liquid
warping · stains · silt · mud · debris · sediment · corrosion · restoration · mitigation · structural damage
riverbank
Land bordering a stream
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- alluviumWater-deposited loose sediment
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
delta · riparian · runoff · storm surge · monsoon season · snowmelt · Nile · Ganges · Mississippi · tidal
- natural phenomenaaurora, northern lights, southern lights, eclipse, solar eclipse
- waterocean, river, sea, lake, wave
- disastersdisaster, earthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, calamity
- earth scienceatmosphere, earthquake, geology, volcano, crust
- water termstide, wave, current, ripple, splash
- destructive forcesearthquake, tornado, hurricane, tsunami, volcano
- go with the flowAccept situations without resistance
- going with the flowAccepting situations without resistance
- Noah's floodScripture's world-drowning catastrophe
- flash floodRapid overflow from storms
- flow stateOptimal engagement condition
- goes with the flowAccepts situations without resisting
flow, flowing, flooded, overflow, floods, flooding, flood stage, floodgate, floodlight