"100-year flood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 100-year floods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 100-year flood (plural 100-year floods)
  1. A flood event that has a 1% probability of occurring in any given year; an exceptionally large flood. Wikipedia link: 100-year flood
    Sense id: en-100-year_flood-en-noun-7DgcQl0k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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