flood-prone
Often under water
Flood-prone describes areas or structures likely to experience flooding: flood-prone regions along the coast, a flood-prone basement.
The term appears frequently in insurance assessments, real estate disclosures, and climate discussions.
Building in flood-prone zones often requires special permits or elevated construction.
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- delugeSevere overflow of water
downpour · rainfall · seasonal · cloudburst · inundation · torrential · snowmelt · overflow
Symbol denoting variation
- lowlandLow-elevation flat land
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
- coastalOf the shoreline
- basinConcave water receptacle
wetland · estuary · alluvial · riparian · tidal · marsh · bayou · riverside
Open to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- hazardSource of potential harm
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- mitigationReduction of severity
evacuation · warning · displacement · damage · assessment · zoning · mapping · frequency
Liquid removal system
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- seawallCoastal erosion barrier
- culvertTunnel for water passage
- stormwaterSurface flow from precipitation
sandbag · pumping · embankment · retention · canal · spillway · barrier · sluice
Sectioning areas by use
- constructionProcess of building something
- setbackReverse in progress
- elevationHeight above reference point
- stiltsPoles raising walkers higher
raised · permitting · rezoning · restricted · prohibited · floodproofing · retrofit · compliance
monsoon
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
deluge · downpour · rainfall · seasonal · cloudburst · inundation · torrential · snowmelt · overflow · swelling
delta
Symbol denoting variation
basin · wetland · estuary · alluvial · riparian · tidal · marsh · bayou · riverside · low-lying
vulnerable
Open to attack
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- hazardSource of potential harm
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
mitigation · evacuation · warning · displacement · damage · assessment · zoning · mapping · frequency · recurrence
drainage
Liquid removal system
stormwater · sandbag · pumping · embankment · retention · canal · spillway · barrier · sluice · dyke
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- constructionProcess of building something
- setbackReverse in progress
- elevationHeight above reference point
stilts · raised · permitting · rezoning · restricted · prohibited · floodproofing · retrofit · compliance · regulation
flood-pronehigh ground
Elevated terrain offering advantage
elevated · well-drained · upland · high-lying · highland
flood, flooded, prone, floods, flooding, prostrate, floodgate, floodwater, floodplain