deluge

Definition

A great flood or rain.

Etymology

From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium.

Example Sentences

• "The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt."
• "The rock concert was a deluge of sound."
• "A fiery deluge fed / With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed."