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flooder

flooder noun: a channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.

Noun (1)

flooder (plural flooders)

  1. A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.
    • If this first catch-water is to be employed at any time as a flooder, the upper edge of its bank must be carefully trimmed to the level; but I believe, on the whole, it will be more advisable to make a separate flooder immediately below, which may be cut at the exact level by means of the plumb...1814, The Fourth Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Enquire into the Nature and Extent of the Several Bogs in Ireland and the Practicability of Draining and Cultivating Them, page 35
    • When we got the water raised to a sufficient height, we formed a main conducting flooder along the head of the ridges, and made small feeders from it to conduct the water occasionally into each ridge.1844, The Farmer's Magazine, page 361
  2. (Internet) A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments.
    • The flooder may be seeking attention ("see what I can do!") or trying to disrupt the socializing in the rooms.1998, Cyberpsychology & Behavior
  3. (informal) Something that tends to flood.
    • The Director of Works and Mr. John Locket confirmed the fact that this River is a "terrible flooder."1921, Jamaica Legislature Legislative Council, Minutes - Volume 62, page lxviii
    • I believe that Congress acted, and I think they stated they acted, in recognition of the fact that this would provide some flood control on the Kansas River system, which had been a bad flooder and is a bad flooder.1952, United States Congress House Committee on Public Works, Study of Civil Works: Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Study Civil Works of the Committee on Public Works
  4. A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid.
    • This has lead ^([sic]) to the development of another type of flooder used in the eastern fields. The bottom collar on the pump is tapped for a1/4-inch street ell just below the standing valve seat, so that the standing valve will not seal the hole.1931, Harold Coulter George, Oil Well Completion and Operation, page 202
    • The flooder pipes are connected through cocks to a supply header on the aisle side of the dehumidifier.1934, Industrial air conditioning practice, page 202

Noun (2)

flooder (plural flooders)

  1. (informal) A person employed to handle issues arising from flooding.
    • You know, Dan, that's the man I rowed with all day, never did know I had a peg leg in that big boot, and that I wasn't really a flooder.1941, Elisabeth Sinclair Peck, Tibb's flooders: a tale of the Ohio River flood of 1937, page 156
    • Different operators give different answers. One experienced miscible flooder says a minimum of 30% more.1961, Oil & Gas Journal - Volume 59, page 44

Examples of flooder in a sentence

  • GARDEN FLOODER is a lawn and garden irrigating device that allows flooding of large areas without excessive runoff, erosion or evaporation.1965, Science News - Volumes 87-88, page 336:
  • As to the Clearwater situation, it is the major flooder.1955, Hells canyon project, page 758:
  • Fresh water was added through the last bank of flooder sprays.1958, Southern Pulp and Paper Manufacturer - Volume 20, page 58:

Forms of flooder

pluralflooders

Origin of flooder

From flood (verb) + -er.

From flood (noun) + -er.

Words that rhyme with flooder

Questions about flooder

What does flooder mean?
Flooder means a channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.
How do you use flooder in a sentence?
GARDEN FLOODER is a lawn and garden irrigating device that allows flooding of large areas without excessive runoff, erosion or evaporation.
What part of speech is flooder?
Flooder is a noun.
What is the plural of flooder?
The plural of flooder is flooders.

Words near flooder in the dictionary

  1. flooded
  2. flooded gum
  3. flooded gums
  4. flooded out
  5. flooded the zone
  6. flooder
  7. flooders
  8. floodest
  9. floodeth
  10. floodflow
  11. floodflows

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