Floodwater

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The water of a flood. countable, uncountable

    "European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River."

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"The levee kept the floodwater back."

Etymology

From flood + water.

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