inundation

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being inundated; flooding.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.

Concepten

overstroming

watersnood

watervloed

inundatie

alluvium

stortvloed

stroom

vloed

zondvloed

Synoniemen

flood

deluge

overflow

overflowing

flooding

alluvion

spate

freshet

torrent

inundate

invasion

onslaught

outpouring

rash

submersion

surge

tidal wave

waterspout

accumulation

excessive flood

basin irrigation

cascade

drown

floods

flowing

flush irrigation

gathering

gush

Vertalingen

inondazione

inondation

inundación

Überschwemmung

alluvione

inundação

inundació

inundantia

غمر

dilúvio

allagamento

إغراق

فيضان

Überflutung

Etymologie (Engels)

From Old French inundacion (“flood”) (French inondation), from Latin inundatio (“flood”), form of inundō (“I flood, overflow”) (English inundate).