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inundation vs flash flood

flash flood vs inundation

inundation and flash flood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inundation Yes No No No
flash flood Yes No No No
As nouns, flash flood is a hyponym of inundation; that is, flash flood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inundation:
  • inundation: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
  • flash flood: a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
Other hyponyms of inundation include debacle, flashflood, Noachian deluge, Noah's flood, Noah and the Flood, the Flood.
inundation (noun) flash flood (noun)
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
an overwhelming number or amount
Difference between inundation and flash flood

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