flood control

noun Civil Engineering.

the act or technique of controlling river flow with dams, dikes, artificial channels, etc., so as to minimize the occurrence of floods.

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Origin of flood control

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Words nearby flood control

flog, flokati, flong, flood, flood basalt, flood control, flood insurance, flood lamp, flood plain, flood tide, flood wall
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British Dictionary definitions for flood control

flood control

noun

the technique or practice of preventing or controlling floods with dams, artificial channels, etc
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