Main Entry:

¹flood

Pronunciation:

\ˈfləd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English flōd; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English flōwan to flow

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land ; also : a condition of overflowing <rivers in flood> bcapitalized : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah2: the flowing in of the tide3: an overwhelming quantity or volume ; also : a state of abundant flow or volume —often used in the phrase in full flood<a debate in full flood>4: floodlight