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Deluges

A great flood or rain.

📖 Definitions of "Deluges"

noun
  1. 1

    A great flood or rain.

    "The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt."

  2. 2

    An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.

    "The rock concert was a deluge of sound."

  3. 3

    (military engineering) A damage control system on navy warships which is activated by excessive temperature within the Vertical Launching System.

verb
  1. 1

    To flood with water.

    "Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours."

  2. 2

    To overwhelm.

    "After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information."

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