inundation

Etymology

From Old French inundacion (“flood”) (French inondation), from Latin inundatio (“flood”), form of inundō (“I flood, overflow”) (English inundate).

noun

  1. The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
  2. The state of being inundated; flooding
  3. (figurative) An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx
    There is an inundation of tourists in summer, but in winter the town is almost deserted.

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