Want to use Flood correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like fill or flock.
Flood in a sentence
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Flood meaning
- An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
Example sentences (20)
Of these, nine are flood warnings, meaning that flooding is expected, and 25 are flood alerts, meaning it is possible.
A Flood Advisory may be upgraded to a Flash Flood Warning if flooding worsens and poses a threat to life and property.
He said there are concerns that despite the new flood defences being in place, that the area could still flood.
The rulemaking petition argues that the need for full flood information has increased as repeat flood events have increased.
Frances was born on April 4, 1949, in Burnham, the oldest child of Harold Flood and Eleanor Braley Flood.
There are currently still a number of flood alerts and the more urgent flood warnings across the region.
Obtain the federal funding for flood mitigation we applied for and to improve flood mitigation further.
That means the economic impact numbers of the backwater flood that began in 2019 are growing with each month the flood persists.
This has caused a rapid water level rise into moderate flood stage in the Maple River and minor flood stage in the Forest River.
Severe flood warnings for Perth and Aviemore as well as dozens of local flood warnings and alerts were in place on Monday morning.
A flash flood warning remains in force for low lying and flood prone areas in the Northern Division.
Flood insurance is mandatory in clearly defined flood zones, but recent storms make clear that millions more homes are vulnerable.
Flood warnings for Kintore, Kemnay and Inverurie are in place with a flood alert covering the Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City area.
This year’s flood was the second highest in recorded history and just 3 feet below the 1993 flood.
Another homeowner who improved their property after flood damage is Katie Kimber, 43, a digital marketeer, councillor and flood warden.
Reportedly, the flood has left more than 5000 village-dwellers surrounded with the flood water.
A flash flood advisory is in effect for minor flooding in low lying and flood prone areas of Antigua and Barbuda, valid until 4pm today.
The flood map shows flood alerts and warnings along the Grand Union Canal routes, reaching Leedon, Old Linslade, Chelmscote and Bragenham.
He adds that it is 'morally indefensible' for insurers to offer policies to homeowners living in flood-risk areas that exclude flood cover.
More than 100 flood alerts and seven flood warnings were in place across England on Sunday.
Phrases with flood
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Common combinations with flood
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the flood 55×
- and flood 19×
- flood warnings 16×
- flood risk 14×
- of flood 12×
- flood control 12×
- flood warning 11×
- flood insurance 11×
- flood and 11×
- flood alerts 10×
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