inundation

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being inundated; flooding.

   “Serious as was the flood damage in England, the bursting of some of the dykes on the coast of Holland resulted in an even more widespread and devastating inundation.”

3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx.

   “There is an inundation of tourists in summer, but in winter the town is almost deserted.”

name

1. One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.