The inundation of coastal towns has begun. The sea has risen to the point that a high tide and a brisk wind are now all it takes to send water pouring into streets and homes.
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Inundation
Synonyms for "inundation" (131 found)
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drowningduckduckingdunkingembarras de richessesengulfmentenoughexaggerationexcessextravaganceextravagancyfloodfloodingflushhosinghosing downhumidificationimmergenceimmersionirrigation
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landslidelavinglavishnessmoisteningmoney to burnmore than enoughoverabundanceoveraccumulationoverbounteousnessovercopiousnessoverdose
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Noun(13 words)
overloadrainstormspatessubmergencesubmergingsubmersionsubmersion areasurgeswamp the inboxswampingtorrenttsunamitsunamis
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9 entriescoastal inundationcoastal inundation extentemail inundationmedia inundationriverine inundationriverine inundation extenttidal inundationtidal inundation extentworkload inundation
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6 entriescoastal inundationinundation depthinundation extentinundation mapinundation risktidal inundation
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5 total sentences available.
Immediately after the inundation is imbibed, the Beduins sow the seed upon the alluvial mud, without any previous preparation whatever.
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Serious as was the flood damage in England, the bursting of some of the dykes on the coast of Holland resulted in an even more widespread and devastating inundation.
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There is an inundation of tourists in summer, but in winter the town is almost deserted.
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