What does deluge mean?
Definition of deluge (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb. 1 : to overflow with water : inundate. 2 : overwhelm, swamp The store was deluged with complaints.
Is the T silent in water?
It depends. The “t” in water and matter can be pronounced correctly a few different ways. Different dialects will pronounce the “t” as the the traditional letter T is pronounced /t/, but it is most commonly pronounced as an Alveolar flap , /ɾ/, and in some dialects you will here is glotallized as a Glottal stop /ʔ/.