- floodhead
- nouna wall of water rushing ahead of the flood (Freq. 1)-
we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit
• Hypernyms: ↑flash flood, ↑flashflood
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floodhead — n. a wall of water rushing ahead of the flood; as, we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit.. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flash flood — noun a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑flashflood • Hypernyms: ↑flood, ↑inundation, ↑deluge, ↑alluvion • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
flashflood — noun a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration • Syn: ↑flash flood • Hypernyms: ↑flood, ↑inundation, ↑deluge, ↑alluvion • Hyponyms: ↑floodhead * * * … Useful english dictionary
