Landflood
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 flood; inundation archaic
"in a county where the king had before no footing , awakened all their jealousies and apprehensions of the affections of Kent and all other places; and looked like a land-flood , that might roll they knew not how far ; so that there needed no importunate solicitation to provide a remedy against this growing evil"
Example
More examples"in a county where the king had before no footing , awakened all their jealousies and apprehensions of the affections of Kent and all other places; and looked like a land-flood , that might roll they knew not how far ; so that there needed no importunate solicitation to provide a remedy against this growing evil"
Etymology
From land + flood.
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