flood

/flʌd/ noun [C]

Translation

WATER › when a lot of water covers an area that is usually dry, especially when a river becomes too full

sel baskını

The flood destroyed thousands of homes.1529

AMOUNT › a large number or amount of things or people that arrive at the same time

baskın, çokça gelme, yığınla olma, bolluk, çokluk, sel gibi

a flood of letters/calls1812

in floods of tears UK › crying a lot

sel gibi göz yaşı

She collapsed in floods of tears.1077

(Definition of flood noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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