noun
Meaning 1
The water of a flood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
floodwater
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: F L AH1 D W AO2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
History
Etymology
From flood + water.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 洪水 (hóngshuǐ) — water of a flood
- Finnish: tulvavesi — water of a flood
- German: Flutwasser — water of a flood
- Polish: woda powodziowa — water of a flood
- Portuguese: água de enchente — water of a flood
- Romanian: apă de inundatie — water of a flood