ETYM French déluge, Latin diluvium, from diluere wash away; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash. Related to Lave, Diluvium.
1. A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah (Bible).
2. (Figurative) Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. flod a flowing, stream, flood, AS. flôd; akin to Dutch vloed, OS. flôd, Old High Germ. fluot, German flut, Icel. flôth, Swed. and Dan. flod, Goth. flôdus; from the root of Eng. flow. Related to Flow.
1. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; SYN. inundation, deluge.
2. The act of flooding; filling to overflowing.
3. An overwhelming number or amount; SYN. deluge, torrent.
4. A large flow; SYN. overflow, outpouring.
5. A source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography; SYN. floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood.
6. The inward flow of the tide; -Shakespeare. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin inundatio: cf. French inondation.
1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
2. An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.