flood
101flood tide — n the flow of the sea in towards the land →↑ebb tide …
102flood plain — flood ,plain noun count a flat area of land near a river that often floods when the water level rises …
103flood tide — flood ,tide noun count 1. ) the rising of the level of the ocean each day until it reaches its highest point and begins to fall again 2. ) a sudden increase in something …
104flood lamp — flood′ lamp n. elm a floodlight • Etymology: 1915–20 …
105flood tide — flood′ tide n. oce the inflow of the tide; rising tide • Etymology: 1710–20 …
106flood wall — flood′ wall n. civ a wall built along a shore or bank to prevent floods by giving a raised, uniform freeboard • Etymology: 1950–55 …
107flood plain — ► NOUN ▪ an area of low lying ground adjacent to a river that is subject to flooding …
108flood tide — ► NOUN ▪ an incoming tide …
109flood control — ☆ flood control n. the protection of land from floods, as by soil conservation, reforestation, the construction of dams, reservoirs, river embankments, etc …
110flood plain — n. a plain that borders a river, formed from sediment deposited by floods: also written floodplain …