ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Superflood

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Superflood is a noun meaning A very large, devastating flood, especially one caused by the melting of a glacier-dammed lake.

Meaning

A very large, devastating flood, especially one caused by the melting of a glacier-dammed lake.

Example Sentences

Under this plan, in the event of a superflood, New Orleans will have protection through the Bonnet Carre spillway, carrying a half million second feet of water.

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Related dictionary entries include megastorm, superstorm, supercatastrophe, super-quake, megafire, supereruption.

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