alluvion

alluvion

noun

Definition of ALLUVION

a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms <the nonstop torrential rains were threatening to produce an alluvion of biblical proportions>

Synonyms alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent

Related Words current, river, stream, tide; cloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring; flux, inflow, influx; engulfment, washout; avalanche, blizzard; cascade, waterfall; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms dribble, drip, trickle

Antonyms drought (also drouth)