Inundation

(n.) The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

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

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• One temple is said to have been so constructed as to face that part of the eastern horizon at which this star arose at the critical season of inundation. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The canton of Underwald, in Switzerland, is frequently ravaged by storms and inundations, and it is thereby exposed to extraordinary expenses. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.

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