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What is another word for Floodings?

Pronunciation: [flˈʌdɪŋz] (IPA)

Floodings, or floods, are a natural disaster that causes immense destruction and damages to properties, human lives and the environment. There are several synonyms for the word floodings, such as deluge, inundation, torrential rain, flash floods, and overflowing. Deluge refers to a sudden and heavy downpour of rainfall that can cause floods. Inundation implies that a vast area has been submerged due to flooding, while torrential rain suggests rainfall that is heavy and intense, contributing to flooding. Flash floods are floods that occur suddenly after a short period of rain, and overflowing refers to water levels surpassing the river or dam's capacity. All these synonyms convey the severe impact of flooding on human life, property and the environment.
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Situated in the valley of the Danube, liable in the spring-time to serious Floodings from the capricious, mighty river, which has been brought under control only in recent years at great expense; in an exposed situation, which makes it a veritable temple of the winds during the autumn and winter; it is not surprising that tuberculosis should have been very frequent.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
I was looking at that villainous left bank of the Seine, which always annoys me with the gaps in its dirty quay, and the Floodings which almost every winter prevent communication with the Faubourg St. Germain; and I was thinking I would speak to you on the subject."
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte"
Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton
Bombelon, a French chemist, has reported most favourably about this herb as of prompt use to arrest bleedings and Floodings, when given in the form of a fluid extract, one or two teaspoonfuls for a dose.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie

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