The period between low tide and the next high tide in which the sea is rising. / (by extension) The highest point of something; a climax.

Alternative spelling of floodplain

(meteorology) A sudden, rapid flood, usually of short duration and local impact.

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.

A flood caused by a lake or reservoir overflowing.

plural of flood fill

(computer graphics) A means of filling a discrete area with colour, based on colouring every pixel that can be recursively reached from a starting point.

Alternative spelling of floodgate

plural of flood-gate (alternative spelling of floodgates).

(construction) the procedure in which a controlled amount of water is temporarily retained over a horizontal surface to determine the effectiveness of the waterproofing system.