flood wall
1flood wall — flood′ wall n. civ a wall built along a shore or bank to prevent floods by giving a raised, uniform freeboard • Etymology: 1950–55 …
2flood|wall — «FLUHD WL», noun. a wall erected for protection against flooding waters …
3Flood wall — A flood wall (or floodwall) is a man made primarily vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway which may rise to unusual levels during seasonal or extreme weather events. Flood walls are mainly used… …
4flood wall — Civ. Engin. a wall built along a shore or bank to prevent floods by giving a raised, uniform freeboard and by allowing unimpeded flow to water in a channel. [1950 55] * * * …
5flood wall — /ˈflʌd wɔl/ (say flud wawl) noun a high wall, usually temporary, designed to prevent floodwaters from encroaching upon surrounding areas. Also, floodwall …
6flood wall — Civ. Engin. a wall built along a shore or bank to prevent floods by giving a raised, uniform freeboard and by allowing unimpeded flow to water in a channel. [1950 55] …
7FLOOD, THE — FLOOD, THE, deluge (Heb. mabbul) described in the Book of Genesis and brought by God to destroy humankind because of its sinfulness. Outside of the Noah tales in Genesis mabbul occurs only in Psalm 29:10. In Isaiah 54:9 the great flood is called… …
8Flood fill — Flood fill, also called seed fill, is an algorithm that determines the area connected to a given node in a multi dimensional array. It is used in the bucket fill tool of paint programs to determine which parts of a bitmap to fill with color, and… …
9flood|wa|ter — «FLUHD WT uhr, WOT », noun. water flooding dry land: »Floodwaters began receding in some areas of Kentucky (Wall Street Journal) …
10Flood (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… …
