(construction) the procedure in which a controlled amount of water is temporarily retained over a horizontal surface to determine the effectiveness of the waterproofing system.

plural of flood-gate (alternative spelling of floodgates).

(pseudoscience) The attempt to interpret and reconcile geological features of the Earth in accordance with a literal belief in the global flood described in Genesis.

Pants suitable for wear in high water. / Pants that are too short.

floodtide; high tide

plural of flood plain

plural of flood tide

(chiefly US, idiomatic, sports) To fill a relevant region of the field of play. / (idiomatic, by extension) To provide a very large quantity (of something).

A map showing how an area would look in case of flooding, or rising sea levels.

A short cut taken by a river or similar waterway during high water, rather than following the normal meandering route.