Definition
Plural of flowage; multiple instances or areas of flowing water or flooding.
Etymology
Regular plural formation from 'flowage' with '-s'; maintains technical usage in water management and land rights contexts.
Kelly Says
When early dams were built across America, legal battles erupted over 'flowages'—the areas that would be flooded—and this word became central to water rights law that still affects property owners today.
Translations
ARالعربية
فيضانات
fi-dha-naat
BNবাংলা
প্রবাহের
pro-ba-her
CACatalà
inundacions
in-un-da-cions
CSČeština
povodně
po-vo-d-ne
DADansk
oversvømmelser
o-ver-svøm-mel-ser
DEDeutsch
Überflutungen
oo-ber-floo-tu-ngen
ELΕλληνικά
πλημμύρες
pli-m-mures
ESEspañol
inundaciones
in-un-da-cio-nes
FRFrançais
inondations
in-on-da-syon
IDBahasa Indonesia
banjir
ban-jir
ITItaliano
alluvioni
al-lu-vioni
MRMR
प्रवाहाचे
pra-va-ha-che
MSBahasa Melayu
banjir
ban-jir
NLNederlands
overstromingen
over-strom-in-gen
NONorsk
overvanninger
o-ver-van-ninger
PAPA
наводнение
na-vo-de-ne-niye
PLPolski
powodzie
po-vod-zye
PTPortuguês
inundações
in-un-da-ço-es
RORomână
inundații
in-un-da-ții
RUРусский
наводнения
na-vo-de-ne-niya
SVSvenska
översvämningar
o-vers-vaem-ningar
SWKiswahili
ujazo
oo-ja-zo
TEతెలుగు
పెద్దపాటి
ped-da-pa-ti
UKУкраїнська
повені
po-ve-ni
VITiếng Việt
lũ lụt
luu lut