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In response to "When you hear "deluge," do you think a huge amount of water falling (downpour), or do you think a huge amount of water on the ground (flood)? -- nm" by mara

I agree with Pegleg. And Spawn.

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Nov 3 '15, 14:41

It's all in the context.

A "deluge" can be a flood ("Traffic in downtown Portland came to a standstill during the weekend deluge, which flooded several light rail trains") or a bombardment ("A sudden deluge of rain wiped out RC's plans for the cemetery tour on Halloween night").

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A flood can cause a deluge or a deluge can cause a flood. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 15:48
worst case scenario is they are talking about stunningly beautiful aerodynamic styled 1930's French cars, and mean Delage. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 14:46
See, but before a few minutes ago, I would have interpreted your first example as a downpour, not a flood. I think I must be the minority in that. :-) -- nm - mara Nov 3, 14:46 4
- Downpour = a massive deluge of rain. You could argue that there can be deluges of things that are not water .. :-) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 14:52 3
  - that's what I was thinking of below - deluge of work, emails, etc. -- nm - b. Nov 3, 14:53 1
    - yeah, and typically those might also be referred to as a flood, but I dunno. Deluge seems special. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 14:55
  - Around here, typically a downpour will clog storm trains and cause localized flooding, as happened here on halloween -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 3, 14:53

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