flash flood

noun

: a local flood of short duration generally resulting from heavy rainfall in the immediate vicinity

flash flood verb

Examples of flash flood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The risk of flooding is low due to this being spread out over roughly a 24-hour period, and the lack of thunderstorms should prevent rainfall rates from getting close to flash flood guidance. — Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The storm could trigger flash floods with dangerous winds, heavy rain and tornados. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Cyclones often produce more than six inches of heavy rain, which can overwhelm drainage systems and the ability of the ground to absorb the water, causing flash floods. — Dylan Moriarty, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Sign up for the newsletter When the rain does fall, Kabul’s hard, impermeable surfaces mean the water doesn’t replenish aquifers, but instead sweeps through the city as flash floods, destroying homes, killing people and rolling away. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash flood

• lifeblood
• youngblood
• blood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud