Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flood stage

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: flood- stage
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of water in a given portion of the body of water.

Example Sentences

"The town flooded when the waters were just three feet over flood stage when the sandbags were washed away in three locations."

Etymology

flood + stage

Inflected Forms

flood stages (plural)

Questions

What does flood stage mean?: The elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of water in a given portion of the body of water.
Where does flood stage come from?: flood + stage

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