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
won't find new customers in a flooded market
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An aerial photo shows the flooded downtown area of Westernport, Maryland, May 13, 2025.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Flood warnings blanketed parts of northwestern Texas and southern Oklahoma on April 26, where more than 2 million people were warned to be ready to move to higher ground and avoid driving through flooded roadways, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Despite this, a truck attempts to drive down the flooded street.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 May 2025
Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Flood warnings blanketed parts of northwestern Texas and southern Oklahoma on April 26, where more than 2 million people were warned to be ready to move to higher ground and avoid driving through flooded roadways, according to the National Weather Service.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Despite this, a truck attempts to drive down the flooded street.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooded. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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