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flash flood

noun

Meaning

  1. A sudden, rapid flood, usually of short duration and local impact.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

flashflood(English)flood(English)sky-flood(English)freshet(English)floodlet(English)flunami(English)flit(English)floodflow(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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