floodwater

[ fluhd-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

noun

1. the water that overflows as the result of a flood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of floodwater¹

First recorded in 1785–95; flood + water

Example Sentences

There are other mitigation measures across the region; stone and wire barriers to try to slow floodwater, systems to monitor glacier melt, rainfall and water levels, speakers installed in villages to warn the community if danger looks likely.

From BBC

In Catalonia, train services have been suspended due to adverse weather conditions, while footage shared online appears to show vehicles submerged in floodwater on roads.

From BBC

They survived by climbing on a bridge and abandoning their car to the fury of the floodwater.

From BBC

In one video shared on X, wheelchair-bound residents of a care home in Paiporta could be seen trapped in a dining room with brown floodwater coming up to their knees.

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“Eating this is like eating mud,” says Sunday, Nyakuma’s husband, as he searches floodwater for the roots of waterlillies.

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