n.
Pronunciation: ' fl ə d
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fl ō d; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English fl ō wan to flow
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land also : a condition of overflowing <rivers in flood > b capitalized : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah
2 : the flowing in of the tide
3 : an overwhelming quantity or volume also : a state of abundant flow or volume ― often used in the phrase in full flood <a debate in full flood >
4 : FLOODLIGHT