floodwaters
Noun
Meaning
floodwaters pl (plural only)
The waters of a flood
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Dr. Rice went well beyond offering a helping hand - she went so far as to shed tears and share hugs with those who, in a matter of just a few hours, had lost everything to the rising floodwaters.
AHS enforced the advisory for Wood Buffalo when floodwaters impacted its potable water supply on April 27, 2020.
And over time, the floodwaters will threaten a growing portion of the region’s businesses.
April 28 (UPI) -- Up to 15,000 residents were told to abandon their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, after an ice jam caused rivers to burst their banks, sending floodwaters into the town.
A spokesman for the Department of Environmental Protection, Ted Timbers, said that its crews had isolated the source of the leak and shut off the water by 8 a.m. As of 11 a.m., much of the floodwaters on the street level had been cleared.
A man uses his phone to record video of floodwaters on Ocean Blvd. August 3, 2020 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.