ˌi(ˌ)nənˈdāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English inundacion, from Latin inundation-, inundatio, from inundatus (past participle of inundare ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a rising and spreading of water over land not usually submerged : flood
the threat of inundation by the sea — Lewis Mumford
his tears were not drops but a little inundation down his cheeks — Glenway Wescott
fossil shells give evidence of prehistoric inundations
2. : deluge , swarm
an inundation of telegrams
an inundation of tourists