Inundation

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1. Noun

The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.

2. Noun

An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists.

3. Noun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
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