inundation

IPA: ɪnʌndˈeɪʃʌn

The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
The state of being inundated; flooding
(figurative) An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx
(Egyptology) One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.

Examples of "inundation" in Sentences

Both would be vulnerable to inundation from a rise in sea level.
The inundation bordered the road, and just beyond the inundation were the German trenches.
It is cattle and sheep country, and after 10 years of drought the inundation is a blessing for some.
In my opinion, the population of sun dried tomatoes in a state of olive oil inundation is something you are forgetting to include.
You also in the report talk about these so-called inundation zones, places that would be overwhelmed by water in the wake of an incident like we saw a year ago.
The floodplain soils are more nutrient rich than the upland soils because annual inundation from the whitewater rivers (carrying suspended solids from the Andes) results in the deposition of organic and mineral sediments on the forest floor.