History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
avalanche

a large mass of snow and ice sliding down a mountain side

falling large mass; sudden rush of large quantity

cataclysm

a sudden and violent change (e.g. an earthquake, a political or social revolution)

disaster

deluge

a large amount of water; violin rainfall

downpour, flood of something

downpour

a heavy fall of rain

tremendous pouring of rain

excess

more than is usual, allowed etc

overabundance of something

flood

a large great quantity of water in a place that is usually dry

overwhelming flow, quantity

inflow

something (a liquid, gas etc) that flows in

flow, rush

influx

a constant flowing in of large numbers or quantities

flow, rush

inrush

a sudden movement, flow

flow, rush

overdose

an amount of a drug that is too much

excess

torrent

a strong rush of liquid (especially water); a violent outpouring

heavy flow

INUNDATION as in Wiktionary
INUNDATION as in Wikipedia