flood

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
  2. noun an overwhelming number or amount
  3. noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

Etymology

From Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from *plew- (“to flow”). Cognate with Scots flude, fluid, Saterland Frisian Floud, Dutch vloed, German Flut, Danish flod, Icelandic flóð, and Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).

In classic literature

Synonyms

inundation, deluge, alluvion

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