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单词 overflooding
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overfloodingn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈflʌdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈflədɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overflood v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < overflood v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of overflood v.; an instance of this.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid which has been emitted > overflow > [noun]
wellinga1425
overflow1589
restagnation1623
superflux1760
overflooding1881
outpour1897
1881 E. W. Hamilton Diary 3 Nov. (1972) I. 182 The danger for the moment in Ireland seems to be the overflooding of the Land Court.
1910 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 42 302 A sand desert with shallow temporary lakes and pools, with short interludes of marine transgression, and a final overflooding by the Muschelkalk and Keuper seas.
1961 Geogr. Rev. 51 269 The region is normally free from overflooding or devastating storms.
1988 Ethics 98 739 International coordination is needed to avoid overflooding of some countries..[and] to achieve a reasonable distribution of refugees over West European countries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overfloodingadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈflʌdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈflədɪŋ/
Forms: see overflood v. and -ing suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overflood v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < overflood v. + -ing suffix2.
That overfloods; overflowing. Also in extended use.
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the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [adjective] > diffusing over
overflooding1856
1856 P. J. Bailey Mystic 48 The o'erflooding stream..he froze with one blast of his breath.
1921 W. de la Mare Veil & Other Poems 47 Then silence, and o'er-flooding noon.
1986 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Feb. b1 Officials said that tens of thousands of families had been forced from their homes by overflooding rivers and reservoirs and mud slides.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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