Flood Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. / a hurricane located in the Pacific Ocean
  2. 3. / The yearly cycle of wind that brings the rainy season
  3. 6. /A body of fresh water that flows from land to the sea.
  4. 7. / To completely soak or fill with liquid.
  5. 10. / to wet thoroughly.
  6. 11. / liquid flowing at a steady or constant pace.
  7. 13. /The removal of people or things from an endangered area.
  8. 14. / to overwhelm an area with too much water
  9. 16. / a steady stream of water or other substance.
  10. 17. / to leave in a helpless position.
  11. 18. / To remove people and animals for reasons of safety.
  12. 21. / to be alone.
  13. 24. / a large waterfall
  14. 25. /the movement of liquid as it falls over an edge
  15. 27. / To eat into or away
Down
  1. 1. / to flood
  2. 4. / a small amount of flowing water.
  3. 5. / a man-made barricade along the sides of a river.
  4. 7. / a hole formed in rock from water erosion
  5. 8. / The result of what has been eaten into or pulled away
  6. 9. / to stop the flow of water
  7. 10. /to overwhelm with an excess of water.
  8. 12. / a typhoon
  9. 15. / liquid that flows one drop at a time
  10. 19. / a tidal wave
  11. 20. / movement
  12. 22. / to cover with water
  13. 23. / drenching rain
  14. 25. / the highest level of the flood
  15. 26. / trash that has been left behind.