floodwater
noun/ˈflʌdwɔːtə(r)/
/ˈflʌdwɔːtər/
[uncountable] (also floodwaters [plural])
- water that covers land after there has been a flood
- The floodwaters have now receded.
- The floodwater had caused tremendous damage.
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