deluge

name

1. The flood taking place in the story of Noah found in the Bible (Genesis) and Qur'an.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lawō Latin lavō Latin dīluō Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dīluvium Old French delugebor. Middle English deluge English deluge From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium.

1. A great flood or rain.

   “The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.”

2. An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.

   “The rock concert was a deluge of sound.”

   “A fiery deluge fed / With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.”

3. A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.

   “deluge system, deluge gun, deluge set”

   “2002, NAVEDTRA, Gunner's Mate 14324A In the event of a restrained firing or canister overtemperature condition, the deluge system sprays cooling water within the canister until the overtemperature condition no longer exists.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lawō Latin lavō Latin dīluō Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dīluvium Old French delugebor. Middle English deluge English deluge From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium.

1. To flood with water.

   “Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.”

   “South Yorkshire 2019: The track at Conisbrough is deluged by floodwater. Lines were shut and services were disrupted across Yorkshire and the East Midlands.”

2. To overwhelm.

   “After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information.”

   “In Women on the Verge all of the characters are deluged by and constantly dealing with the effects and messages of pop culture.”