floodwater

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Water that overflows from rivers, lakes, or heavy rain and covers normally dry land.

• The floodwater receded after three days, leaving mud and debris everywhere.
• Residents were warned not to drive through the floodwater.
• The basement was filled with floodwater after the storm.
• Public health officials warned that floodwater contaminated with industrial pollutants posed serious risks to communities downstream from the chemical plant.
• Hydrological models predict that urban expansion into wetland areas will increase floodwater volumes during seasonal monsoon periods.
• Archaeologists discovered that ancient irrigation systems included channels specifically designed to divert floodwater away from residential districts.

Eş anlamlılar: floodwater, overflow, deluge, inundation