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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Inundation

/ĭnˌ-ən-dāsh'-ən/ · In·un·da·tion · IPA /ˌɪnəndˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
  1. 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. 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.” Shak.