A flood can be defined as: any relatively high water flow that overtops the natural or artificial banks in any portion of a river or stream -- when a bank is overtopped, the water spreads over the flood plain and generally becomes a hazard to society .
(A flood; can be defined; as: any relatively high water flow) (a bank; is overtopped; ) (the water; generally becomes; a hazard to society) (any relatively high water flow; overtops; the natural or artificial banks in any portion of a river or stream) Context(any relatively high water flow overtops,List([27, 71))):(the water; spreads; L:over the flood plain; T:when a bank is overtopped)
any relatively high water flow overtops,List([27, 71))
A flood a bank the water any relatively high water flow the water
can be defined is overtopped generally becomes overtops spreads
as: any relatively high water flow
a hazard to society
the natural or artificial banks in any portion of a river or stream
L:over the flood plain T:when a bank is overtopped