| 单词 | flash flood |
| 释义 | flash floodSEE SYNONYMS FOR flash flood ON THESAURUS.COM nouna sudden and destructive rush of water down a narrow gully or over a sloping surface, caused by heavy rainfall. Origin of flash floodFirst recorded in 1935–40 synonym study for flash floodSee flood. Words nearby flash floodflash drive, flashed glass, flash eliminator, flasher, flash fiction, flash flood, flash-forward, flash-freeze, flashgun, flashing, flashing point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for flash floodflash flood nouna sudden short-lived torrent, usually caused by a heavy storm, esp in desert regions Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for flash floodflash flood [ flăsh ] A sudden, localized flood of great volume and short duration, typically caused by unusually heavy rain in a semiarid area. Flash floods can reach their peak volume in a matter of a few minutes and often carry large loads of mud and rock fragments. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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