flood defense
Keeps rivers contained
Flood defense refers to structures, systems, or measures designed to protect land and property from flooding.
These include physical barriers like levees, dikes, seawalls, and flood gates, as well as natural solutions like wetland restoration.
The city invested heavily in flood defenses after the hurricane.
British spelling: flood defence.
- floodwallsBarriers against rising water
- sandbag wallBarrier of filled sacks
- leveeRiver flood barrier
- dikeWall against flooding
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
embankment · river basin · dam · green roofs · afforestation · rain gardens · seawall · drone surveillance · early warning system · building codes · rising waters · evacuation plan · emergency response · gabion · revetment · breakwater · retention · storm
- flood controllevee, levees, dike, dikes, dykes
- public spendingbudget allocation, public spending, national budget, healthcare spending, federal budget
- UK TransportLondon Underground, Overground, tube station, train station, bus station
flood defensedrainage
Liquid removal system
levee breach · dam removal · flood channel · storm drain · spillway
flood defenseflood
Overwhelming water overflow
flooding · inundation · deluge · flash flood · storm surge