Term: flood control: (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods
Candidate hypernym: control: the activity of managing or exerting control over something → 1
Candidate hypernym: black-footed albatross: a variety of albatross with black feet → 0
Candidate hypernym: acapulco gold: a particularly potent variety of marijuana → 0
Candidate hypernym: bigamist: someone who marries one person while already legally married to another → 0
Candidate hypernym: home front: the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war → 0
Candidate hypernym: aircraft landing: landing an aircraft → 0
Candidate hypernym: ranking: position on a scale in relation to others in a sport → 0
Candidate hypernym: rheumatoid factor: autoantibody that is usually present in the serum of people with rheumatoid arthritis → 0
Candidate hypernym: forgiveness: compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive → 0
Candidate hypernym: mytilus: type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels → 0
Candidate hypernym: queen's counsel: Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen → 0