inundation
The act of inundatingThe act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
» Immediately after the inundation is imbibed, the Beduins sow the seed upon the alluvial mud, without any previous preparation whatever.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
Überschwemmung, Überflutung
наводне́ниеnavodnénije, пото́пpotóp
по́віньpóvinʹ, по́відьpóvidʹ, зато́пленняzatóplennja
(countable, uncountable)The state of being inundated; flooding.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.
There is an inundation of tourists in summer, but in winter the town is almost deserted.
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- an overwhelming number or amount
Examples
1 sentencesImmediately after the inundation is imbibed, the Beduins sow the seed upon the alluvial mud, without any previous preparation whatever.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French inundacion (“flood”) (French inondation), from Latin inundatio (“flood”),From Old French inundacion (“flood”) (French inondation), from Latin inundatio (“flood”), form of inundō (“to flood, overflow”) (English inundate). By surface analysis, inundat(e) + -ion.
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Forms
plural: inundations| Singular | inundation |
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable