flooded

adjective

flood·​ed ˈflə-dəd How to pronounce flooded (audio)
1
: covered or overfilled with an excess of water or some other liquid
a flooded field
a flooded carburetor/engine
2
: filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood
won't find new customers in a flooded market

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The weather service warned people not to drive into flooded roads, since most flood deaths occur in cars. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 May 2025 Be sure to plan ahead if traveling and never drive through flooded roadways! Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 Police said the body of a 63-year-old man was found in a flooded home near Taree, more than 186 miles north of Sydney, while another body believed to be that of a missing man in his 30s had been discovered in floodwaters on the Mid North Coast. Reuters, NBC news, 22 May 2025 An aerial photo shows the flooded downtown area of Westernport, Maryland, May 13, 2025. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for flooded

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flooded was in 1750

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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooded. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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