Look up: inundation

1. inundation
   The release of large numbers of a natural enemy,with the aim of killing those pests present at the time,but with no expectation of providing long-term control as a result of the control agent`s population increasing or maintaining itself. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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2. Inundation
   In`un·da'tion noun [ Latin inundatio : confer French inondation .] 1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. « With inundation wide ...
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3. inundation
   A condition in which water temporarily or permanently covers a land surface. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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4. Inundation
   • (n.) The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. • (n.) An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists.
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5. inundation
   An annual event in which the Nile would flood its banks every June through September, starting at Aswan and moving northward to the area around Cairo. The layer of silt deposited by the flooding made the soil exceptionally fertile.
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