in flood
idiom
of a river, lake, etc.
: close to overflowing its banks and flooding the land next to it
After a week of rain, the river is in (full) flood.
Note: The phrase in full flood is sometimes used figuratively to describe the time when something is most active, successful, etc.
a political movement that was in full flood in the 1980s
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The White House’s budget chief told reporters earlier Friday the Federal Emergency Management Agency has the funding to assist in flood recover efforts even as the Trump administration has talked about eliminating FEMA.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 July 2025
This has led the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center, which specializes in flood forecasts, to place the northern half of Texas under a level 2 of 4 risk, or at least a 15% chance, of excessive rainfall.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
First Street, a risk modeling company, told ABC News that the company believes that more than double the 8 million homes nationwide that are designated by FEMA to be in flood zones are actually at risk, finding that government models are outdated and fail to consider extreme weather events.
—ABC News, 11 July 2025
This common refrain reveals a fundamental challenge in flood communication.
—Hamilton Bean, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 July 2025
This has led the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center, which specializes in flood forecasts, to place the northern half of Texas under a level 2 of 4 risk, or at least a 15% chance, of excessive rainfall.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
First Street, a risk modeling company, told ABC News that the company believes that more than double the 8 million homes nationwide that are designated by FEMA to be in flood zones are actually at risk, finding that government models are outdated and fail to consider extreme weather events.
—ABC News, 11 July 2025
This common refrain reveals a fundamental challenge in flood communication.
—Hamilton Bean, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in flood
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“In flood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20flood. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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