(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings
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A flood caused the collapse of the bridge. 洪水使桥倒塌了。
Many people died by drowning in the great floods. 许多人在大洪水中淹死了。