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wall of water

NOUN
flash flood
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The break created a wall of water and rocks that shot across the intersection of Kenya Street and Vanalden Avenue, according to CBSNews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

They do not always resemble the towering wall of water people imagine.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Floodwaters tore through towns and villages and engulfed Gyirong Port, the major land crossing between China and Nepal, in a wall of water and mud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Lahars of mud and debris swept down the South Fork and North Fork of the Toutle River with reports of a twelve-foot wall of water, mud, logs, and buildings being pushed downstream.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone


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