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noun
A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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noun
A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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noun
Something that tends to flood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A person employed to handle issues arising from flooding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
From flood (verb) + -er.
Etymology tree English flood Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English flooder From flood (noun) + -er.
