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In response to "I agree with Pegleg. And Spawn." by ReluctantCynic

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

Posted by mara Nov 3 '15, 14:46

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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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