1
: covered or overfilled with an excess of water or some other liquid
a flooded field
a flooded carburetor/engine
2
: filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood
You won't find new customers in a flooded market.
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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The driver was safely rescued, but their vehicle will stay in the flooded roadway, between the road closures, until the water subsides.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Meteorologists warn that flooded roads could become a familiar sight in the coming days as the state remains locked in a soggy weather pattern into early next week.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Landlords and co-op boards sometimes just don’t have the money, or the repair isn’t a priority, given a broken elevator, a funky boiler, or a flooded basement.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
The driver was safely rescued, but their vehicle will stay in the flooded roadway, between the road closures, until the water subsides.
—Jose Fabian, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Meteorologists warn that flooded roads could become a familiar sight in the coming days as the state remains locked in a soggy weather pattern into early next week.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Landlords and co-op boards sometimes just don’t have the money, or the repair isn’t a priority, given a broken elevator, a funky boiler, or a flooded basement.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flooded
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooded. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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