FRESHET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

Synonyms:

freshet; spate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("freshet" is a kind of...):

flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))

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