Überschwemmung

Definitions of Überschwemmung
  1. noun
    a large flow
    synonyms: Flutkatastrophe, Hochwasser, Überflutung
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    types:
    Schwall
    flow under pressure
  2. noun
    the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
    synonyms: Überflutung
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    type of:
    geologisches Phänomen
    a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
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