Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sunny-day flooding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: sun-ny--day flood-ing
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Flooding that is caused by something other than rain, such as a tidal wave or the failure of a dam.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Increasingly, low-lying coastal cities in the United States are experiencing what’s known as sunny-day flooding, when all it takes is a high tide to send water gushing into the streets."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does sunny-day flooding mean?: Flooding that is caused by something other than rain, such as a tidal wave or the failure of a dam.

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