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inundation

[in-uhn-dey-shuhn, -uhn-]

noun

  1. the condition of being flooded.

    Researchers are warning that accelerated sea level change threatens hundreds of thousands of coastal homes with inundation.

  2. a flood.

    Areas shaded in purple on the map may see an inundation of 3 to 12 feet.

  3. the condition or state of being overwhelmed.

    Angkor Wat, the magnificent temple of the Khmer Empire, faces inundation by tourists and environmental dangers.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • superinundation noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inundation1

First recorded in 1400–50; from Latin ԳܲԻپō-, stem of ԳܲԻپō “a flooding,” from ԳܲԻ “to flood, overflow”; inundate ( def. ), -ion ( def. )
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Three days after the inundation, one of the largest search-and-rescue efforts in recent Texas history was shifting towards a recovery operation.

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Lone-wolf book banners also use inundation, most notably Florida man Bruce Friedman, who has bragged about challenging at least one book a day since moving from New York in 2020.

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Evacuating all areas of the inundation zone, by comparison, would take hours, Eing estimated.

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That would provide an extensive warning — six hours for L.A. and five hours for San Francisco — but could produce the highest level of inundation for large swaths of the state.

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Prado began reaching out to people in Uvalde shortly after the shooting, but didn’t hear back from anyone for over two months due to the inundation of media requests everyone in the city was receiving.

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