continuous flood

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• flood — n 1 *flow, stream, current, tide, flux Analogous words: *excess, superfluity, surplus: incursion, *invasion 2 Flood, deluge, inundation, torrent, spate, cataract are comparable when they mean a great or overwhelming flow of or as if of water.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Flood control in the Netherlands — Without dikes, this part of the Netherlands would be flooded …   Wikipedia

• flood profile —    A continuous line representing the water surface for a given rate of flow [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• flood waters — Waters above the highest line of the ordinary flow of the stream. Texas Co. v Burkett, 117 Tex 16, 296 SW 273, 54 ALR 1397. Forming a continuous body with the water flowing in the ordinary channel, or, if temporarily overflowing presently to… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Ohio River flood of 1937 — Louisville, Kentucky during the 1937 flood The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Illinois, one million persons were left homeless, with 385 dead and property… …   Wikipedia

• Napa River Flood Project — A portion of the Napa River floodwall constructed by the Corps of Engineers. Photo taken from the 3rd Street bridge. The Napa River Napa Creek Flood Protection Project is a Civil Works project of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the city of Napa …   Wikipedia

• New England Flood of May 2006 — A NEXRAD radar animation of the storm on May 12, 2006 The New England Flood of May 2006 was a flood event that occurred in New England, especially in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, during the month of May, 2006. It started on May 11, 2006 as a… …   Wikipedia

• List of cities by time of continuous habitation — This is a list of present day cities by the time period over which they have been continuously inhabited. The age claims listed are generally disputed and may indeed be obsolete. Differences in opinion can result from different definitions of… …   Wikipedia

• Orting, WA Flash Flood of 2006 — On November 7, 2006, there was a flash flood in Orting, Washington. At around 8:00 AM on November 7, 2006, the neighborhood Village Green in Orting flooded. It took only about 2 hours for the water to be as high as halfway up some houses. This… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Arapahoe Rescue Patrol — The Arapahoe Rescue Patrol (ARP) is a voluntary search and rescue team based in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Arapahoe Rescue Patrol has been entirely commanded and staffed by high school students since the formation of the team in 1957, with adults …   Wikipedia