FRESHET

freshet, spate

(noun) the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

freshet (plural freshets)

A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.

(poetic) A small stream, especially one flowing into the sea.

Anagrams

• fethers, hefters, three Fs

Source: Wiktionary


Fresh"et, n. Etym: [OE. fresche flood + -et. See Fresh, a.]

1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] Milton.

2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation. Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers When the freshet is at highest. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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