Meanings
flow, flood, high tide (rising movement of the tide; the time around when it reaches its peak)
in the pluralflood(s), great masses of water, usually of the sea
flooding, flood, overflow of a body of water; usually only when very violent and disastrous
flood-tide
Bei Flut läuft das Watt voll Wasser.
pluralflood; waves
Kaum dass wir angekommen waren, stürzten sie sich in die Fluten.
Examples
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Die Brücke wurde von der Flut weggerissen.The bridge was carried away by the flood.
Mehrere Häuser wurden von der Flut davongetragen.Several houses were washed away by the flood.