Freshet

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  • noun. A sudden overflow of a stream resulting from a heavy rain or a thaw.
  • noun. A stream of fresh water that empties into a body of salt water.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A small stream of fresh water; a brook.
  • noun. A flood or overflowing of a river, by reason of heavy rains or melted snow; an inundation, especially one of a comparatively moderate extent: same as fresh, n., 1.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A stream of fresh water.
  • noun. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.
  • noun. A small stream, especially one flowing into the sea.
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  • noun. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
    • Word Usage
    "It was evident that, what in the language of the country is called a freshet was commencing."
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