inundation

About 0.50 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
2. noun The state of being inundated; flooding.
3. noun An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.

   There is an inundation of tourists in summer, but in winter the town is almost deserted.

Similar words

deluge flood flooding submergence landslide submersion dumping proliferation floodage landflood

Often followed by

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