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superflood

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

Noun

superflood (plural superfloods)

  1. A very large, devastating flood, especially one caused by the melting of a glacier-dammed lake.
    • 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.1935, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Flood Control, Flood Control in the Mississippi Valley, page 315

Forms of superflood

pluralsuperfloods

Origin of superflood

From super- + flood.

Questions about superflood

What does superflood mean?
Superflood means a very large, devastating flood, especially one caused by the melting of a glacier-dammed lake.
What part of speech is superflood?
Superflood is a noun.
What is the plural of superflood?
The plural of superflood is superfloods.

Words near superflood in the dictionary

  1. superflies
  2. superflip
  3. superflips
  4. superflirt
  5. superflirts
  6. superflood
  7. superfloods
  8. superfloppies
  9. superfloppy
  10. superflow
  11. superflows

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