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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When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Of the 20 washed away in the flooded river, 10 were children.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Rakovskyi’s camerawork is especially dynamic during a sequence that closely follows animal rescue efforts in the flooded area around the Dnipro River after the June 2023 destruction of a dam (Ukraine and Russia blamed each other for the devastation, which displaced thousands of people).
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2025
Of the 20 washed away in the flooded river, 10 were children.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Rakovskyi’s camerawork is especially dynamic during a sequence that closely follows animal rescue efforts in the flooded area around the Dnipro River after the June 2023 destruction of a dam (Ukraine and Russia blamed each other for the devastation, which displaced thousands of people).
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flooded
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooded. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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