transcription, транскрипция: [ delju:dʒ ]
( deluges, deluging, deluged)
1.
A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post...
This has brought a deluge of criticism.
= flood
N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n
2.
If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time.
During 1933, Papen’s office was deluged with complaints.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed with/by n
3.
A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
= downpour
N-COUNT