[ 'dɛlju:dʒ ]
■ noun
1》 a severe flood.
↘a very heavy fall of rain.
2》 a great quantity of something arriving at the same time: a ~ of complaints.
■ verb
1》 flood.
2》 inundate; overwhelm.
Origin
ME: from OFr., var. of diluve , from L. diluvium , from diluere 'wash away'.