Definitionn. sinking until covered completely with water
Last update: September 13, 2015
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Flut, Dutch vloed, from the same root as is seen in "flow," "float"), an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land,a deluge, hence "the flood," specifically, the Noachian deluge of Genesis, but also any other catastrophic submersion recorded in the mythology of other nations than the Hebrew (see DELUGE, THE). [Please select]
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It felt wonderfully good after that long submersion in the Marne. [Please select]
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In the same manner, quick submersion would be impossible at times when the surface became dangerous and the frightened creature wanted to leave it. [Please select]
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The commander gave the word for a quick rise and the submersion, and took a firm grip on the periscope. [Please select]
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] The submersion of scholarship by athletics in our colleges is a case in point, the contest of muscles exciting much more interest and enthusiasm than any contest of wits. [Please select]
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Its silky plumage is impervious to wet; and hence when the bird returns to the surface, the pearly drops which roll off into the stream are the only evidence of its recent submersion. [Please select]
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