inundations

noun

plural of inundation
as in floods
a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms the family's shed was washed away in the last inundation

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Recent Examples of inundations But community members say Shiloh's new position in the public eye did not bring an end to the regular inundations of water. — Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025 In west Carteret and coastal Onslow counties, the NWS warned of up to 2 feet of inundations above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways that could result in property damage. — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 The camp’s history of flooding is long and deadly, with major inundations in 1932, 1978 and 1984, and the flooding of a nearby camp in 1987, Peck family lawsuit said. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inundations
  1. floods
  2. torrents
Noun
  • In the past, it's been falsely linked with everything from hurricanes to floods, wildfires and alien abductions.
    — Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Deadly floods are common in parts of Africa, which is among the regions most vulnerable to extreme weather events despite being responsible for a small fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of floods
Noun
  • One significant problem, however, is that red dwarfs spit out harmful torrents of radiation in fierce gusts of their stellar winds, which can strip away a planet's atmosphere.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 July 2026
  • Heavy rainfall in the area caused torrents and increased the risk of landslides, making rescue operations more difficult, state media said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 May 2026
Definition of torrents

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