flood stage
flood stage · flood stages
The elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of…The elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of water in a given portion of the body of water.
Meaning
1 sensesThe elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of water in a given portion of the body of water.
The town flooded when the waters were just three feet over flood stage when the sandbags were washed away in three locations.
Origin
flood + stageflood + stage
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Forms
plural: flood stages| Singular | flood stage |
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