inundation.

1. The covering of land or a space by a large amount of water.

2. The arrival of so much material or activity that it becomes difficult to handle.

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Words that belong together

• coastal inundation
• seasonal inundation

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Seasonal inundation isolated the settlement.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular inundation; plural inundations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.