DELUGE


Meaning of DELUGE in English

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

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