a flood
flood
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A flood, or a tidal wave.
This is called a flood.
How about 'flood' or 'tsunami'.
An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry
A flood, or a tidal wave.
Flood
A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water, rising, swelling, and overflowing land not usually thus covered; a deluge; a freshet; an inundation., The flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean; -- opposed to ebb; as, young flood; high flood., A great flow or stream of any fluid substance; as, a flood of light; a flood of lava; hence, a great quantity widely diffused; an overflowing; a superabundance; as, a flood of bank notes; a flood of paper currency., Menstrual disharge; menses., To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley., To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as, to flood a country with a depreciated currency.
The bucket was overflowing with water due to the tap. This is an example using Overflowing with.
depending on the weather, and nature of the body of water, it could be a flood, a tidal wave or monsoon. of course there are always other means of raising a body of water.
Flood is land that has been washed away by rising and overflowing bodies of water. Floods usually happen when there is heavy rain fall.