Collocations for flood - noun
1. large amount of water
ADJ.
devastating, great, heavy, severe | summer, winter
VERB + FLOOD
cause
Heavy rainfall in the mountains caused the floods.
Heavy rainfall in the mountains caused the floods.
FLOOD + VERB
hit sth, strike sth
This summer the region was struck by devastating floods.
This summer the region was struck by devastating floods.
inundate sth
The meadowland was inundated by heavy floods.
The meadowland was inundated by heavy floods.
cause sth
The flood caused widespread destruction.
The flood caused widespread destruction.
subside
The floods are slowly subsiding.
The floods are slowly subsiding.
FLOOD + NOUN
water/waters | alert, damage, victim | control, defence, prevention, protection, relief
PHRASES
be in (full) flood
The river was in full flood (= had flooded its banks).
The river was in full flood (= had flooded its banks).
2. large number/amount
ADJ.
great | constant | sudden
FLOOD + VERB
inundate sb/sth
She was inundated by floods of fan mail.
She was inundated by floods of fan mail.
PREP.
~ of
a great flood of refugees
a great flood of refugees
PHRASES
in floods of tears
(= crying a lot) The little girl was in floods of tears.
(= crying a lot) The little girl was in floods of tears.