| 词汇 | example_english_catastrophic-flood |
| 释义 | catastrophic floodcollocation in Englishmeanings of catastrophicand floodThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with flood. catastrophic adjective uk /ˌkæt.əˈstrɒf.ɪk/ us /ˌkæt̬.əˈstrɑː.fɪk/ causing sudden and very great harm ... See more at catastrophic flood noun uk /flʌd/ us /flʌd/ a large amount of water covering an area that is ... See more at flood Examples of catastrophic floodThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. We had our first catastrophicflood in 1953. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sixty years later, in 1810, there was another catastrophicflood in which many people lost their lives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By 1644 the bridge was missing four arches and finally a catastrophicflood in 1669 swept away much of the structure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The river here suffered a catastrophicflood in the 1950s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Built to prevent another catastrophicflood similar to the one in 1915, the tube was completed in 1923. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was similar to the catastrophicflood of 1988 in terms of the extent of the flooding. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1956, the village was devastated by catastrophicflood and was resettled and abandoned in the following year. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The caldera wall was eventually breached, leading to a catastrophicflood as the lake drained. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Collapse of the dam would unleash a locally catastrophicflood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the end of the 18th century, a catastrophicflood destroyed the old town square, and ruined half of the settlement. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A catastrophicflood approximately 14,000-17,000 years ago led to the topography of the site and its exposed rock canyons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In a catastrophicflood, most of the huge lake probably drained out the south end in no more than a few weeks - possibly a few days. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Frequent earthquakes in the period 16611696 set the stage for a catastrophicflood in 1750 that continued for 15 days, which is mentioned in historical texts and reflected in folklore. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These catastrophic floods have affected around 500 000 people in various ways and have caused hundreds of millions of euro of damage. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English There have been three almost catastrophic floods in the last 40 years, the most recent of which was in 1968. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At least 40 counties have been affected by the catastrophic floods of the last few days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, when we look at the detail, we find that there were storms and flooding in 1975, again in 1983 and finally, the catastrophic floods in 1990. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Martian valley networks date to this period, indicating globally widespread and temporally sustained surface water as opposed to catastrophic floods. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The project aimed at preventing catastrophic floods, improving river navigability and producing clean electricity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of catastrophic Go to the definition of flood See other collocations with flood |
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