Floodhead (Noun)
Meaning
A wall of water rushing ahead of the flood; "we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- There were massive losses reported after the devastating floodheads swept through the coastal town overnight.
- The approaching storm's increasingly strong winds fueled the massive floodheads charging the residents out.
- Moments before impact the emergency sirens went off warning of the impending floodheads that were coming straight at residents.
- As the heavy downpour let up, attention shifted to the impending disaster from the moving floodheads slowly engulfing surrounding farmland.
- As the cyclone landed offshore the powerful floodheads left many tourists stranded for days on higher ground.