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deluge

The correct spelling is deluge.

How to pronounce deluge

/ˈdɛl.juːdʒ/
noun

IPA: /ˈdɛl.juːdʒ/

Say it like: Del-uje

The correct spelling is deluge. A great flood or rain. For example: "The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt."

Usage Examples

The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.

The rock concert was a deluge of sound.

Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A great flood or rain.
  2. 2.An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
  3. 3.(military engineering) A damage control system on navy warships which is activated by excessive temperature within the Vertical Launching System.

verb

  1. 1.To flood with water.
  2. 2.To overwhelm.

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