# die Flut

die Flut is a German noun meaning “flow”. Forms: der Flut, die Fluten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Flut
- Plural: die Fluten

## In other languages

- Русский: прилив, половодье
- Українська: приплив

## Meanings

1. flow, flood, high tide (rising movement of the tide; the time around when it reaches its peak)
2. _in the plural_ flood(s), great masses of water, usually of the sea
3. flooding, flood, overflow of a body of water; usually only when very violent and disastrous
4. flood-tide
   - Bei Flut läuft das Watt voll Wasser.
5. _plural_ flood; waves
   - Kaum dass wir angekommen waren, stürzten sie sich in die Fluten.

## Examples

- 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.
- Unser Boot trieb mit der Flut ans Ufer. — Our boat drifted ashore on the tide.
- Die Brücke ist von der Flut fortgerissen worden. — The bridge was carried away by the flood.
- Die Flut zerstörte die Sandburg. — The tide destroyed the sand castle.

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