Book mango 418 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Flood/flooding

The flooding/flood, caused by three days of torrential rain, is the worst in sixty-five years.


What is the difference between flooding and flood here?

  

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A flood is one event where water has covered land that is normally dry. It may be caused by a dam break. There have been famous floods in history.

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A flood is one event where water has covered land that is normally dry. It may be caused by a dam break. There have been famous floods in history.

https://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/quebec/saguenay-flood/

Flood is also an attributive noun:

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