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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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
Police radio traffic indicates officers were already racing toward the scene as calls flooded dispatch.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Also, if excess water drains to the property line, that's not just an annoyance—that's a flooded foundation.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
Pump trains that clear flooded tracks are pushed by diesel locomotives, as are the de-icer cars that kept service running through the two most recent snowstorms.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
Police radio traffic indicates officers were already racing toward the scene as calls flooded dispatch.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Also, if excess water drains to the property line, that's not just an annoyance—that's a flooded foundation.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
Pump trains that clear flooded tracks are pushed by diesel locomotives, as are the de-icer cars that kept service running through the two most recent snowstorms.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
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 Mar. 2026.
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