flood control
NOUN
/fləd_kən'troʊl/
13 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F
flood control is a valid 13-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4L1O1O1D2C3O1N1T1R1O1L1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does flood control mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods.
BROADER