flood stage

noun

The elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of water in a given portion of the body of water.

“The town flooded when the waters were just three feet over flood stage when the sandbags were washed away in three locations.”

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Meanings

nounflood stage (plural flood stages)

plural flood stages

  1. The elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of water in a given portion of the body of water.

    The town flooded when the waters were just three feet over flood stage when the sandbags were washed away in three locations.

Origin

flood + stage

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APA

flood stage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flood%20stage

MLA

“flood stage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flood%20stage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flood stage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flood%20stage.

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