Vocabulary
Deluge
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
A great flood of water , inundation, flood
Urdu meaning
پانی سے بھر جانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Mr Bhutto-Zardari argues that BISP remains the fastest way to get money into pockets, as during the 2022 deluge and Covid.
- That deluge killed over 1,100 people and caused economic losses to the tune of $30 billion, or 10 per cent of GDP.
- Indeed, the present floods may not rival the devastation caused by the 2002 deluge.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a special committee to assess the extent of damage to agriculture, determine how farmers can be compensated and recommend steps to mitigate the deluge`s impact on the economy.
- The deluge has wiped out crops on thousands of acres across Punjab, the country`s food basket, sparking calls for an agricultural emergency.
Synonyms
drencher, flux, niagara
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