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deluge::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alluvion, flood, inundation |
| Type of | geological phenomenon |
| Has types | noachian deluge, noah's flood, noah and the flood, the flood, flash flood, debacle, flashflood |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cloudburst, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout |
| Type of | rainfall, rain |
Examples of deluge
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It has been written about frequently, including by me, during that March deluge.
From the boston.com
At one point during the deluge, their website was logging three orders a minute.
From the lohud.com
Deluge of negative-snear ads,huge donations by dubious, unprincipled characters.
From the economist.com
Following that deluge, the state built the Wivenhoe Dam to protect the capital.
From the bloomberg.com
Barring another deluge of rain, Sweeney said, he expects more than 20,000 people.
From the sacbee.com
In 2009, a deluge led to cancellation of the post-race party and awards ceremony.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The many subsequent deluge of awards and accolades have been a source of pride.
From the dailyherald.com
The deluge led to flash floods from the Northwest suburbs to Southern Illinois.
From the dailyherald.com
Are they requirements that let a deluge of deadbeats draw unemployment insurance?
From the chron.com
- Flood: an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
- Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
- Downpour: a heavy rain
- Overwhelm: charge someone with too many tasks
- Flood: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
- Inundate: fill or cover completely, usually with water
- Deluge (1933) was an apocalyptic science fiction film, released by RKO Radio Pictures, about a group of worldwide natural disasters which lead to the destruction of the earth.
- David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield, Connecticut) is a photographer and video/commercial/film director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique and often humorous style.
- Deluge (fireboat), also known as Deluge (Firefighting Tug), is a fireboat in New Orleans, Louisiana.
