"sky-flood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sky-floods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sky-flood (plural sky-floods)
  1. (literary) A deluge of rain. Tags: literary Categories (topical): Rain
    Sense id: en-sky-flood-en-noun-HU1qbWy8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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