flood control

/fləd kənˌtroʊl/
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Other forms: flood controls

Definitions of flood control
  1. noun
    (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods
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    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
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