"flash flood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flash floods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flash flood (plural flash floods)
  1. (meteorology) A sudden, rapid flood, usually of short duration and local impact. Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: flashflood Related terms: flash flooding Translations (sudden flood): ধল (dhôl) (Assamese), ধল (dhol) (Bengali), 暴洪 (bàohóng) (Chinese Mandarin), dibaola (Dimasa), stortvloed [masculine] (Dutch), äkkitulva (Finnish), syöksytulva (Finnish), crue éclair [feminine] (French), ნიაღვარი (niaɣvari) (Georgian), Sturzflut [feminine] (German), maidhm thuile [feminine] (Irish), 鉄砲水 (teppōmizu) (alt: てっぽうみず) (Japanese), banjir kilat (Malay), styrtflom [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nagła powódź [feminine] (Polish), enchente relâmpago [feminine] (Portuguese), внеза́пное наводне́ние (vnezápnoje navodnénije) [neuter] (Russian), crecida [feminine] (Spanish), น้ำป่า (náam-bpàa) (Thai), lũ quét (Vietnamese), daralwa (Waray-Waray)

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