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inundation

[in-uhn-dey-shuhn, -uhn-]

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noun

the condition of being flooded.
Researchers are warning that accelerated sea level change threatens hundreds of thousands of coastal homes with inundation.
a flood.
Areas shaded in purple on the map may see an inundation of 3 to 12 feet.
the condition or state of being overwhelmed.
Angkor Wat, the magnificent temple of the Khmer Empire, faces inundation by tourists and environmental dangers.

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superinundation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of inundation¹

First recorded in 1400–50; from Latin ��ԳܲԻ��پ�ō��-, stem of ��ԳܲԻ��پ�ō “a flooding,” from ��ԳܲԻ�� “to flood, overflow”; inundate ( def. ), -ion ( def. )

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Evacuating all areas of the inundation zone, by comparison, would take hours, Eing estimated.

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That would provide an extensive warning — six hours for L.A. and five hours for San Francisco — but could produce the highest level of inundation for large swaths of the state.

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Prado began reaching out to people in Uvalde shortly after the shooting, but didn’t hear back from anyone for over two months due to the inundation of media requests everyone in the city was receiving.

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“Gradual climate-driven sea-level rise is not the only inundation threat,” the study said.

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Though shunted out of the spotlight by other news events during that period, they are nevertheless notable — containing several major updates from earlier tsunami inundation maps that were published a decade earlier or more.

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inundated in unison

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