"superflood" meaning in All languages combined

See superflood on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superflood.wav Forms: superfloods [plural]
Etymology: From super- + flood. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|flood}} super- + flood Head templates: {{en-noun}} superflood (plural superfloods)
  1. A very large, devastating flood, especially one caused by the melting of a glacier-dammed lake.

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