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100-year flood

100-year flood noun: a flood event that has a 1% probability of occurring in any given year; an exceptionally large flood.

100-year flood: a flood event that has a 1% probability of occurring in any given year; an exceptionally large flood
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Noun

100-year flood (plural 100-year floods)

  1. A flood event that has a 1% probability of occurring in any given year; an exceptionally large flood.

Forms of 100-year flood

plural100-year floods

Questions about 100-year flood

What does 100-year flood mean?
100-year flood means a flood event that has a 1% probability of occurring in any given year; an exceptionally large flood.
What part of speech is 100-year flood?
100-year flood is a noun.
What is the plural of 100-year flood?
The plural of 100-year flood is 100-year floods.

Words near 100-year flood in the dictionary

  1. 100's
  2. 100-gon
  3. 100-gons
  4. 100-meter dash
  5. 100-meter dashes
  6. 100-year flood
  7. 100-year floods
  8. 1000 meter
  9. 1000 meters
  10. 1000 metre
  11. 1000 metres

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