flooded road

collocation in English

meaningsoffloodedandroad

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flooded
adjective
uk
/ˈflʌd.ɪd/us
/ˈflʌd.ɪd/
covered ...
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road
noun[C or U]
uk
/rəʊd/us
/roʊd/
a long, hard surface built for vehicles to ...
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(Definition offloodedandroadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflooded road

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The sewer systems were overwhelmed by the deluge and the city was paralyzed by the flooded roads.
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One person died after being swept away along afloodedroad.
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Authorities report he died after being stranded on afloodedroad, and was found in at least three feet of water.
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The other death occurred after a man, who was reportedly drunk, attempted to swim across afloodedroad.
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There were also three indirect deaths; two were from traffic accidents, and one was related to a heart attack after a person pushed a stalled car in afloodedroad.
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Wild creepers burst through laterite banks and spill across the flooded roads.
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The sewer systems were overwhelmed by the deluge and the city was paralyzed by the flooded roads.
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A few people attempted to drive through flooded roads and required rescue.
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Numerous water rescues on jet skis had to be made as residents became stranded in their cars after driving into flooded roads.
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Bands struggled to reach the festival through the flooded roads, and the festival was in danger of being cancelled on safety grounds.
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Many victims died in their cars, trying to navigate flooded roads, while others perished in their homes, caught off guard by flooding.
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There were 31 deaths in the state, most of which from cars being swept onto flooded roads or into swollen creeks.
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This results in flooded roads and train lines which, in the these mountainous areas, tend to be close to the river.
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Salmon were sighted swimming upstream on the flooded roads while anglers were casting to salmon swimming in the calm waters of the flooded parking lots and actually having success.
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