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flood⋅wa⋅ter

[fluhd-waw-ter, -wot-er]
–noun
the water that overflows as the result of a flood.

Origin:
1785–95; flood + water
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flood·wa·ter   (flŭd'wô'tər, -wŏt'ər)   
n.  The water of a flood. Often used in the plural.
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