1. to restore or be restored to health. 2. (Medicine) (intr; often foll by over or up) (of a wound, burn, etc) to repair by natural processes, as by scar formation. 3. (Medicine) (tr) a. to treat (a wound, etc) by assisting in its natural repair. b. to cure (a disease or disorder)
What's the difference between a flood and a flash flood? Flash floods are distinguished from a regular flood by the length of time it takes for the flood to occur. Under six hours, the flood is referred to as a flash flood. Some can occur within minutes. Areas will not always be able receive a warning that these floods are coming and people can be caught off-guard.
protection during a flood is to leave the area and go to shelter on higher ground. Flash flood. waters move at very fast speeds and can roll boulders, tear out trees, destroy buildings, and. obliterate bridges. Walls of water can reach heights of 10 to 20 feet and generally are. accompanied by a deadly cargo of debris.