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61flood tide — ► NOUN ▪ an incoming tide …
62flood control — ☆ flood control n. the protection of land from floods, as by soil conservation, reforestation, the construction of dams, reservoirs, river embankments, etc …
63flood plain — n. a plain that borders a river, formed from sediment deposited by floods: also written floodplain …
64flood tide — n. the incoming or rising tide: cf. EBB TIDE …
65flood|gate — «FLUHD GAYT», noun. 1. a gate in a canal, river, stream, or dam, to control the flow of water. 2. Figurative. a thing that controls the flow or passage of anything: »More important, if the West yields to terrorism in one place, the floodgates are …
66flood|light — «FLUHD LYT», noun, verb, light|ed or lit, light|ing. –n. 1. a lamp that gives a broad beam of light: »Silhouetted by its own 98 floodlights, the Capitol is white and serene against the winter night sky (Newsweek) …
67flood|wall — «FLUHD WL», noun. a wall erected for protection against flooding waters …
68flood|wa|ter — «FLUHD WT uhr, WOT », noun. water flooding dry land: »Floodwaters began receding in some areas of Kentucky (Wall Street Journal) …
69flood|way — «FLUHD WAY», noun. a natural or artificial pathway by which excess water drains off in floodtime …
70Flood geology — Part of a series on Creationism History of creationism Neo creationism …
