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Definition of
floodwater noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
floodwater
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈflʌdˌwɔt̮ər
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˈflʌdˌwɑt̮ər
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
also
floodwaters
[
plural
]
)
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water that covers land after there has been a flood
The floodwaters have now receded.
See
floodwater
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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floodwater
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