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♦ flood /flʌd/n.1 [cu] alluvione; inondazione; allagamento5 (poet.) corso d'acqua; fiume; torrente; mare6 (fig.) diluvio; profluvio; profusione; fiume; mare; marea; valanga: in floods of tears, in un mare di lacrime; che piange a dirotto; a flood of invitations, un profluvio d'inviti; a flood of protests, una valanga di proteste; a flood of refugees, un fiume di profughi● flood bed, alveo di piena ( di un fiume) □ flood control, difesa fluviale; sistemazione di un bacino fluviale □ (fam.) flood lamp ► floodlight, def. 2 □ flood level, livello di piena □ flood plain, pianura soggetta a esondazioni periodiche; terreno golenale; golena □ (scherz.) from before the Flood, antidiluviano □ (fig.) to be in full flood, essere in pieno svolgimento; essere lanciato (fam.).(to) flood /flʌd/A v. t.2 (fig.) inondare; pervadere, sommergere: to flood the market with st., inondare il mercato di qc.; The hall was flooded with light, la sala era inondata di luce; to be flooded with complaints [greetings], essere sommerso da lamentele [saluti]; to be flooded with letters, essere inondato di posta; ricevere una valanga di lettere3 irrigare5 ► to floodlightB v. i.3 essere inondato; essere allagato; allagarsi: The area is liable to flood, la zona va soggetta ad allagamenti4 ► to flood in.
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flood plain — flood′ plain or flood′plain n. geo a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
flood plain — flood plains also floodplain N COUNT A flood plain is a flat area on the edge of a river, where the ground consists of soil, sand, and rock left by the river when it floods … English dictionary
flood plain — n. a plain that borders a river, formed from sediment deposited by floods: also written floodplain … English World dictionary
flood plain — n the large area of flat land on either side of a river that is sometimes covered with water when the river becomes too full … Dictionary of contemporary English
flood plain — flood ,plain noun count a flat area of land near a river that often floods when the water level rises … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flood plain — ► NOUN ▪ an area of low lying ground adjacent to a river that is subject to flooding … English terms dictionary
flood plain — noun a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding • Syn: ↑floodplain • Hypernyms: ↑plain, ↑field, ↑champaign * * * a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally… … Useful english dictionary
flood plain — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flood plain : singular flood plain plural flood plains a flat area of land near a river that often floods when the water level rises … English dictionary
flood plain — salpa statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Iš upės sąnašų – aliuvio – susidariusi apatinė upės slėnio terasa, reguliariai apsemiama pakilusio vandens. atitikmenys: angl. backwater; creek; flood plain vok. Fluβauen, f;… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
flood-plain — lanka statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Per pavasario potvynius apsemiama paupio pieva. atitikmenys: angl. bottom land; flood plain; river flat vok. überschwemmte Flußniederung, f; March, f; Marschland, n; Wiese, f rus. пойма … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Flood Plain Toadlet — Taxobox name = Flood Plain Toadlet status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Myobatrachidae genus = Uperoleia species = U. inundata binomial = Uperoleia inundata binomial… … Wikipedia