flooding
flooding — noun
1. the state in which water spreads across normally dry land, often caused by heavy
the state in which water spreads across normally dry land, often caused by heavy rain, rivers overflowing, or ocean storms
Christopher and his neighbours spent the night filling sandbags to protect their houses from flooding.
protect [something] from flooding
Padma watched the flooding from her balcony as the river rose higher.
watch + as-clause showing simultaneous observation
The government sent sandbags and pumps to villages hit by the worst flooding in fifty years.
Coastal flooding from the storm damaged hundreds of houses along the beach.
Élise's restaurant stayed closed for a week because flooding had ruined the kitchen.
- flood
countable noun referring to a single event; 'flooding' describes the ongoing situation
- inundation
formal term, often used in official or scientific contexts
- drought
a long period with little or no rain, the opposite extreme of water shortage
文法句型
flooding + verb (singular)
adjective + flooding
flooding + of + noun
用法筆記
Flooding is an uncountable noun — do not use it with 'a' or make it plural. To refer to a single event, say 'a flood' (countable) instead.