in flood

idiom

of a river, lake, etc.

: close to overflowing its banks and flooding the land next to it

After a week of rain, the river is in (full) flood.

Note: The phrase in full flood is sometimes used figuratively to describe the time when something is most active, successful, etc.

a political movement that was in full flood in the 1980s

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This approach would better reflect the uncertainty inherent in flood events. —

Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024 Oklahoma under flood watches On Monday, nearly the entire state of Oklahoma was blanketed in flood watches, the National Weather Service said. —

Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 At least two more people died: A Houston Police Department civilian employee got caught in flood waters driving to work; and in Southeast Houston a man died in a fire believed to have been started by lighting, Whitmire said at a news conference Monday evening. —

Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024 Many of the homes and businesses there were completely engulfed in flood waters. —

Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in flood