flood control floodcock • flood dam · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · flood control · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods. Synonyms: flood control. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 f latin small letter f U+0066 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074