noun
a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
• Syn: ↑flash flood
• Hypernyms: ↑flood, ↑inundation, ↑deluge, ↑alluvion
• Hyponyms: ↑floodhead
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verbEtymology: flash flood
: to flood suddenly : cause a flash flood in
heavy rains flashflooded the valley
Useful english dictionary. 2012.