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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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Easdale was the hub of Scotland’s slate mining industry for much of the 1700s and 1800s, and a wealth of prime skimming stones lies around the island’s defunct, and in some cases, flooded quarries.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
—Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
When coming to a flooded road, turn around and head back.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Easdale was the hub of Scotland’s slate mining industry for much of the 1700s and 1800s, and a wealth of prime skimming stones lies around the island’s defunct, and in some cases, flooded quarries.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 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 26 Sep. 2025.
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