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- noun The
waters of aflood
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Examples
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I would build a series of canals, to remove floodwaters from the midwest, and send it out west.
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I would build a series of canals, to remove floodwaters from the midwest, and send it out west.
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The lake formed when floodwaters from the Colorado River roared down a man-made canal, breached a dike, and formed the lake.
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From the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, via Edward Lifson a.k.a. The New Modernist, some photos of Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House under threat by floodwaters from the Fox River, this after visits from Brad Pitt and one other nominal celebrity.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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From the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, via Edward Lifson a.k.a. The New Modernist, some photos of Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House under threat by floodwaters from the Fox River, this after visits from Brad Pitt and one other nominal celebrity.
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As Koreans begin to clear up after the floods [caused by Typhoon Olga], they are being warned of the danger posed by landmines and other explosives dislodged by floodwaters from the heavily-fortified border zone between North and South Korea.
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As Koreans begin to clear up after the floods [caused by Typhoon Olga], they are being warned of the danger posed by landmines and other explosives dislodged by floodwaters from the heavily-fortified border zone between North and South Korea.
Archive 2007-07-01 2007
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Three service members also are missing after a vehicle accident in floodwaters, military officials reported April 3.
Gulf War II 2006
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Did she only learn about them after the levees broke and they were submerged in floodwaters on Tuesday?
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Katrina: "Love Canal-type landfill" submerged in floodwaters
Boing Boing: September 4, 2005 - September 10, 2005 Archives 2005
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