Associations to the word «Inundation»

Wiktionary

INUNDATION, noun. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
INUNDATION, noun. (metaphorical) An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists.
INUNDATION, proper noun. (Egyptology) One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.

Dictionary definition

INUNDATION, noun. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations".
INUNDATION, noun. An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats