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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Tomorrow, my brother will be busy bailing out his flooded basement, the result of the last storm, while my wife will be frying chicken anticipating another blissful day at the beach.
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Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The weather service warned people not to drive into flooded roads, since most flood deaths occur in cars.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Be sure to plan ahead if traveling and never drive through flooded roadways!
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Police said the body of a 63-year-old man was found in a flooded home near Taree, more than 186 miles north of Sydney, while another body believed to be that of a missing man in his 30s had been discovered in floodwaters on the Mid North Coast.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
The weather service warned people not to drive into flooded roads, since most flood deaths occur in cars.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Be sure to plan ahead if traveling and never drive through flooded roadways!
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Police said the body of a 63-year-old man was found in a flooded home near Taree, more than 186 miles north of Sydney, while another body believed to be that of a missing man in his 30s had been discovered in floodwaters on the Mid North Coast.
—Reuters, NBC news, 22 May 2025
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“Flooded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooded. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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