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
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The new maps show more communities in flood zones, particularly in the Coral Way and Little River neighborhoods.
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Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
The 32-page suit, filed in state court in Austin, accuses Camp Mystic of placing campers in cabins located in flood-prone areas and failing to develop necessary evacuation plans.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The families claim that the organization in Kerr County, Texas, chose to maintain its camps in flood-prone areas and didn’t make appropriate safety plans.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
The 32-page suit, filed in state court in Austin, accuses Camp Mystic of placing campers in cabins located in flood-prone areas and failing to develop necessary evacuation plans.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The families claim that the organization in Kerr County, Texas, chose to maintain its camps in flood-prone areas and didn’t make appropriate safety plans.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo At least 114 people have died and 127 remain missing in central Philippines after a typhoon caused destruction and widespread flooding, which local officials suggest could have been prevented if not for persistent graft in flood-control projects.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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“In flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20flood. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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