flash flood

noun

: a local flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity

flash flood verb

Examples of flash flood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While the high-traffic Everest climbing season is over, Nepal is in the midst of its prime autumn trekking season, even as the country recovers from a devastating monsoon period that included deadly late-August flash floods. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

The weekend’s rain brought flood advisories Saturday night for Ventura, Orange and San Diego counties, but the region emerged relatively unscathed, with no major flash flood or mudslide events reported, according to the National Weather Service. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Forecasters said flash flood potential and hazardous coastal conditions across east Central Florida are the main concerns heading into the week. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

And with this year’s ‘super El Nino’ expected to bring flash floods and landslides to Kenya, thousands of workers in Nairobi have been preparing. — John Otis, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash flood

• lifeblood
• youngblood
• blood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud