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Webster 1913 Edition

Inundation

Inˊun-da′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
inundatio
: cf. F.
inondation
.]
1.
The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
With
inundation
wide the deluge reigns,
Drowns the deep valleys, and o’erspreads the plains.
Wilkie.
2.
An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx;
as, an
inundation
of tourists
.
To stop the
inundation
of her tears.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Inundation

INUNDA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. inundatio.] An overflow of water or other fluid; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over low grounds. Holland has frequently suffered immensely by inundations of the sea. The Delta in Egypt is annually enriched by the inundation of the Nile.
1.
An overspreading of any kind; an overflowing or superfluous abundance.

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