Inundation
[,ɪnʌn'deɪʃn] or [,ɪnʌn'deʃən]
Definition
(n.) The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
(n.) An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists.
Checker: Nanette
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Flood, deluge, overflow, cataclysm.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing cities or country submerged in dark, seething waters, denotes great misfortune and loss of life through some dreadful calamity. To see human beings swept away in an inundation, portends bereavements and despair, making life gloomy and unprofitable. To see a large area inundated with clear water, denotes profit and ease after seemingly hopeless struggles with fortune. See Food.
Typist: Meg
Examples
- One temple is said to have been so constructed as to face that part of the eastern horizon at which this star arose at the critical season of inundation. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The canton of Underwald, in Switzerland, is frequently ravaged by storms and inundations, and it is thereby exposed to extraordinary expenses. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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