flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
(noun) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; “plains fertilized by annual inundations”
flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
(noun) an overwhelming number or amount; “a flood of requests”; “a torrent of abuse”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inundation (countable and uncountable, plural inundations)
The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
The state of being inundated; flooding
(figurative) An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx
Inundation
(Egyptology) One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.
Source: Wiktionary
In`un*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. inundatio: cf. F. inondation.]
1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. With inundation wide the deluge reigns, Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains. Wilkie.
2. An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists. To stop the inundation of her tears. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
