in flood

idiom

of a river, lake, etc.

: close to overflowing its banks and flooding the land next to it

After a week of rain, the river is in (full) flood.

Note: The phrase in full flood is sometimes used figuratively to describe the time when something is most active, successful, etc.

a political movement that was in full flood in the 1980s

Examples of in flood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People can also get coverage for other physical losses, like possessions lost in flood wreckage. —Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025

Black residents detailed how they were practically forced to purchase homes in flood-prone areas. —Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025

Officials should more effectively use the latest water-mapping tools to smartly stage water barricades, update evacuation routes, and rewrite playbooks for basements, transit and hospitals in flood plains. —Matt Reardon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

The bill already did say this doesn't apply for areas that are in flood zones or other certain kinds of very specific fire hazard zones, for example. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for in flood

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