flooder
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.
noun
A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments.
noun
A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid.
Example Sentences
- "If this first catch-water is to be employed at any time as a flooder, the upper edge of its bank must be carefully trimmed to the level; but I believe, on the whole, it will be more advisable to make a separate flooder immediately below, which may be cut at the exact level by means of the plumb rule, to the depth of one, and width of two feet; with an outlet from the catch-water at every five or ten Irish chains."
- "When we got the water raised to a sufficient height, we formed a main conducting flooder along the head of the ridges, and made small feeders from it to conduct the water occasionally into each ridge."
- "GARDEN FLOODER is a lawn and garden irrigating device that allows flooding of large areas without excessive runoff, erosion or evaporation. Made of polyethylene, the flooder is designed so that water flow is slowed without greatly reducing the volume."
- "The flooder may be seeking attention ("see what I can do!") or trying to disrupt the socializing in the rooms."
- "The Director of Works and Mr. John Locket confirmed the fact that this River is a "terrible flooder.""
- "I believe that Congress acted, and I think they stated they acted, in recognition of the fact that this would provide some flood control on the Kansas River system, which had been a bad flooder and is a bad flooder."