Definitions for: Inundation


[n] the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"1
[n] an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"



Webster (1913) Definition: In`un*da"tion, n. [L. inundatio: cf. F.
inondation.]
1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an
overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over
grounds.

With inundation wide the deluge reigns, Drowns the
deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains. --Wilkie.

2. An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous
abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of
tourists.

To stop the inundation of her tears. --Shak.

Synonyms: alluvion, deluge, deluge, flood, flood, torrent

See Also: batch, deal, debacle, flash flood, flashflood, flock, geological phenomenon, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew

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