flood map

noun

A map showing how an area would look in case of flooding, or rising sea levels.

Meanings

nounflood map (plural flood maps)

plural flood maps · alternative floodmap

  1. A map showing how an area would look in case of flooding, or rising sea levels.
    1 more example

    In New York City, property owners seeking to rebound from the storm will have to feel their way through a wilderness of new flood maps, revamped building codes and land-use ordinances, along with a host of other measures addressing the specific needs of storm-battered communities — all of which have yet to be hammered out and adopted.

    2012 December 21, David M. Halbfinger, Charles V. Bagli, Sarah Maslin Nir, “On Ravaged Coastline, It’s Rebuild Deliberately vs. Rebuild Now”, in New York Times
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APA

flood map. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flood%20map

MLA

“flood map.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flood%20map. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flood map,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flood%20map.

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