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, 5 Nov. 2025
By March, the Amazon is deep into its wet season, a time when forest trails disappear under rising waters and canoes glide through flooded groves of trees.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.
—Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
By March, the Amazon is deep into its wet season, a time when forest trails disappear under rising waters and canoes glide through flooded groves of trees.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The death toll from heavy floods in central Vietnam has risen to 13, the government said Friday, as residents of the flooded city of Hoi An started cleanup operations as the water levels began to subside.
—Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooded. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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