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111Flood gun — A flood gun is an electromechanical device that provides a steady flood of low energy electrons to a desired target or flood area. Typically, the target is an area on an insulator or semiconductor where another writing gun has just left a net… …
112flood — I n. 1) a flash; raging flood 2) the flood inundated; struck (several cities) 3) a flood subsides II v. (D; tr.) to flood with (to flood the market with cheap goods) * * * [flʌd] raging flood struck (several cities) a flash a flood subsides …
113flood*/ — [flʌd] verb I 1) [I/T] to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water Water burst through the dam and flooded local villages.[/ex] The ground floor of the house was flooded.[/ex] 2) [I] if a river floods, water rises up over its… …
114flood plain — noun a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding • Syn: ↑floodplain • Hypernyms: ↑plain, ↑field, ↑champaign * * * a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally… …
115Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 — The Bunning Bereuter Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (USPL|108|264) reformed the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the terms of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. It was designed to reduce losses to properties for… …
116Flood (video game) — Infobox VG title = Flood developer = Bullfrog Productions publisher = Electronic Arts designer = engine = released = 1990 genre = Platform modes = Single player ratings = N/A platforms = Amiga, Atari ST media = requirements = input = Flood is a… …
117Flood Control Act of 1941 — The Flood Control Act of 1941 was an Act of the United States Congress signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that authorized civil engineering projects such as dams, levees, dikes, and other flood control measures through the… …
118Flood, Curt — ▪ American athlete byname of Curtis Charles Flood born Jan. 18, 1938, Houston, Texas, U.S. died Jan. 20, 1997, Los Angeles, Calif. American professional baseball player whose antitrust (antitrust law) litigation challenging the major… …
119flood hazard zone — A geographic area officially designated under Federal law as an area that might experience damage from flooding. Under the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, lenders taking an interest in real property are required to complete a… …
120flood — 01. In the Southern U.S.A., they often have [floods] after a heavy rainfall. 02. When she realized all the damage the [flood] had caused, she burst into tears. 03. The [flood] completely wiped out the village. 04. The bridge was washed away by… …
