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inundations

inundations is the plural of inundation.

Meaning of inundation

Noun

inundation (countable and uncountable, plural inundations)

  1. The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
  2. The state of being inundated; flooding.
    • Serious as was the flood damage in England, the bursting of some of the dykes on the coast of Holland resulted in an even more widespread and devastating inundation.1953 April, “Devastation in Holland”, in Railway Magazine, page 217
  3. (figuratively) An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.
    • There is an inundation of tourists in summer, but in winter the town is almost deserted.

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Questions about inundations

What is inundations the plural of?
Inundations is the plural of inundation.

Words near inundations in the dictionary

  1. inundated
  2. inundates
  3. inundatest
  4. inundating
  5. inundation
  6. inundations
  7. inundative
  8. inundatively
  9. inundator
  10. inundators
  11. inundatory

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