ˈflōij, -ōēj noun
( -s )
1.
a. : an overflowing (as of a stream or impoundment) onto adjacent land : flooding
b. : a body of water formed by flowage or sometimes by damming
c. : floodwater especially of a stream
2. : gradual deformation of a body of plastic solid (as certain rocks) caused by intermolecular shear — sometimes distinguished from fracture