DELUGE


Meaning of DELUGE in English

I. noun

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Many homes in Jakarta were flooded in the Indonesian capital's worst deluge for years.

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A deluge of medals somehow makes the effort look more meaningful, no matter how little valor accompanies it.

A rancher who heard the deluge coming loaded his family in his truck and began to dash to safety.

At this stage, almost overwhelmed by the deluge of war, there is perhaps nothing to say that is not banal.

Dotson was on the road during the deluge , and said he couldn't believe it when he heard the news.

Nevertheless, they failed to stop a deluge of complaints about the collection's shortcomings and María Corral's personal tastes.

The ceaseless deluge had turned the small front yard of the cottage into a swamp.

The new wind brought rain, and not just showers, but a constant soaking deluge flying sometimes straight at us.

II. verb

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Do the feds truly imagine some night Taylor will be deluged with enough wheelchair patrons to fill twenty-four tables?

His law offices in a small building on the southwestern edge of the city were deluged with calls and visits by reporters.

Six hours before our meeting began, the city was deluged with torrential rain.

Sometimes I seemed to be nothing but grievance and distress, like a human storm looking for something to deluge .

The jails where the demonstrators were held were deluged with letters and Christmas food parcels.

The unprecedented downpour deluged the nearby Spiceball Park Leisure centre.The building was evacuated, as flood water filled the basement.

Their dealers, too, deluged Capitol Hill.

When a baby is newborn, friends, family, and even strangers deluge us with moral support and advice.

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