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  • 1Flood — A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge.MSN Encarta Dictionary. [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861612277 Flood.] Retrieved on 2006 12 28.] In the sense of… …

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  • 2Flood control — For the protocol issue, see Flood control (communications). A weir was built on the Humber River (Ontario) to prevent a recurrence of a catastrophic flood. Flood control refers to all methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of… …

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  • 3Flood geology — Part of a series on Creationism History of creationism Neo creationism …

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  • 4Flood Control Act — There are multiple laws known as the Flood Control Act. Typically, they are administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers:List of Flood Control Acts*Flood Control Act of 1917 *Flood Control Act of 1928, passed in the wake of the Great …

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  • 5flood — 1 verb 1 COVER WITH WATER (I, T) to make a place become covered, or to become covered with water: Three days of heavy rain flooded many Eastern cities. | The basement flooded and everything got soaked. 2 GO/ARRIVE IN LARGE AMOUNTS/NUMBERS (I) to… …

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  • 6Flood (Halo) — infobox VG character name = Flood caption = Halo s Master Chief (left) encounters the Flood on Installation 04. series = Halo Series firstgame = (2001) creator = Robert McLees artist =The Flood are fictional parasitic alien life forms in Bungie s …

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  • 7Flood (producer) — Mark Flood Ellis Birth name Mark Ellis Born 16 August 1960 (1960 08 16) (age 51) London, England Occupations Record producer Audio engineer Musician …

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  • 8flood */*/ — I UK [flʌd] / US verb Word forms flood : present tense I/you/we/they flood he/she/it floods present participle flooding past tense flooded past participle flooded 1) [transitive] if water floods a place, it covers it Water burst through the dam… …

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  • 9flood — ▪ I. flood flood 1 [flʌd] verb 1. [transitive] to send a large number of things such as letters or requests to an organization: flood something with • Dealers flooded Congress with angry letters. • Swiss banks have been flooded with deposits and… …

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  • 10flood — flood1 [ flʌd ] verb ** ▸ 1 when water covers something ▸ 2 arrive in large numbers ▸ 3 when light fills place ▸ 4 about engine ▸ 5 suddenly start to cry ▸ 6 when face turns red ▸ 7 feel emotion strongly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive if water… …

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