"floodtime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: floodtimes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} floodtime (plural floodtimes)
  1. A time (often an annual season) during which an area is flooded; the season when a river floods its banks. Synonyms: flood-time, flood time
    Sense id: en-floodtime-en-noun-ZzjEG2lz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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