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  • 31Flood — Flood, the 1.) a story told in the Old Testament of the Bible about a great flood that covered the whole world. According to the story, God caused the Flood because he was angry with the people on Earth and wanted to punish them. Only one man,… …

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  • 32flood — ► NOUN 1) an overflow of a large amount of water over dry land. 2) (the Flood) the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race. 3) an overwhelming quantity of things or people appearing at once. 4) an… …

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  • 33flood back — ˌflood ˈback [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they flood back he/she/it floods back present participle flooding back past tense …

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  • 34Flood search routing — Flood search routing: In a telephone network, non deterministic routing in which a dialed number received at a switch is transmitted to all switches, i.e., flooded, in the area code directly connected to that switch; if the dialed number is not… …

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  • 35Flood tide — may refer to: * The rising tide of an ocean * Flood Tide a novel by Clive Cussler * Flood Tide , an anthology of short fiction in the Merovingen Nights science fiction series …

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  • 36Flood Gallery Fine Arts Center — Flood Fine Art Center is a non profit contemporary art institution in Asheville, North Carolina. Its website describes it as, dedicated to advancing the careers of emerging and mid career artists, as well as educating the public and furthering… …

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  • 37flood — (n.) O.E. flod a flowing of water, flood, an overflowing of land by water, Noah s Flood; mass of water, river, sea, wave, from P.Gmc. *flothuz (Cf. O.Fris. flod, O.N. floð, M.Du. vloet, Du. vloed, Ger. Flut, Goth. flodus), from PIE verbal stem… …

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  • 38flood level — flood level, 1. the highest mark reached by a flood. 2. the level above which high water in a river is regarded as in flood, usually the level at which water overflows its natural banks …

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  • 39Flood (Young Ones episode) — Flood was the sixth episode of British sitcom The Young Ones . It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Paul Jackson. It was first aired on BBC2 on 14 December 1982 and was the final episode of the first… …

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  • 40Flood (2008 novel) — Flood is the work of hard science fiction author Stephen Baxter. It describes a near future world where deep submarine seismic activity leads to seabed fragmentation, and the opening of deep subterranean reservoirs of water, estimated to equal… …

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