1
: covered or overfilled with an excess of water or some other liquid
a flooded field
a flooded carburetor/engine
2
: filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood
won't find new customers in a flooded market
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Turn around, don't drown; do not drive into a flooded street.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Vehicles traverse a flooded road in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings heavy rain to the island, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Turn around, don't drown: Do not drive into a flooded street.
—Stephen Harding, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Today's talkers This pup braved rising waters inside a flooded apartment.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Vehicles traverse a flooded road in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings heavy rain to the island, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Turn around, don't drown: Do not drive into a flooded street.
—Stephen Harding, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Today's talkers This pup braved rising waters inside a flooded apartment.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 31 July 2025
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooded. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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