freshet

[ fresh-it ]

/ ˈfrɛʃ ɪt /

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noun

a freshwater stream flowing into the sea.

a sudden rise in the level of a stream, or a flood, caused by heavy rains or the rapid melting of snow and ice.

Origin of freshet

First recorded in 1590–1600; fresh (noun) + -et

synonym study for freshet

2. See flood.

Words nearby freshet

fresh as a daisy, fresh breeze, freshen, freshener, fresher, freshet, fresh frozen plasma, fresh gale, freshie, freshman, freshmanic

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Example sentences from the Web for freshet

Well, but then it will run off from the brook a great deal too, and the freshet will not be so high.
Rollo at Play|Jacob Abbott
I went under and down, and was whacked by floating sticks and whirled around in the freshet.
Year of the Big Thaw|Marion Zimmer Bradley
To go over an unknown dam at freshet pace, as the result of an accident, was quite another.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
These in the shape of numerous little streamlets, flowing into the river, most of them still in freshet from the late rain.
Gaspar the Gaucho|Mayne Reid

For three weeks prior to the freshet, Mr Hill and one man averaged one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars a day.
Handbook to the new Gold-fields|R. M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for freshet

freshet

/ (ˈfrɛʃɪt) /

noun

the sudden overflowing of a river caused by heavy rain or melting snow

a stream of fresh water emptying into the sea

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单词	freshet
释义	freshet [ fresh-it ] / ˈfrɛʃ ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR freshet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a freshwater stream flowing into the sea. a sudden rise in the level of a stream, or a flood, caused by heavy rains or the rapid melting of snow and ice. Origin of freshet First recorded in 1590–1600; fresh (noun) + -et synonym study for freshet 2. See flood. Words nearby freshet fresh as a daisy, fresh breeze, freshen, freshener, fresher, freshet, fresh frozen plasma, fresh gale, freshie, freshman, freshmanic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for freshet Well, but then it will run off from the brook a great deal too, and the freshet will not be so high. Rollo at Play\|Jacob Abbott I went under and down, and was whacked by floating sticks and whirled around in the freshet. Year of the Big Thaw\|Marion Zimmer Bradley To go over an unknown dam at freshet pace, as the result of an accident, was quite another. Strange Stories of the Great Valley\|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor These in the shape of numerous little streamlets, flowing into the river, most of them still in freshet from the late rain. Gaspar the Gaucho\|Mayne Reid For three weeks prior to the freshet, Mr Hill and one man averaged one hundred to one hundred and fifty dollars a day. Handbook to the new Gold-fields\|R. M. Ballantyne British Dictionary definitions for freshet freshet / (ˈfrɛʃɪt) / noun the sudden overflowing of a river caused by heavy rain or melting snow a stream of fresh water emptying into the sea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to freshet deluge, stream, inundation, spate, surge, outpouring, flux, cataclysm, gush, alluvion, overflow, downpour, torrent, cataract
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freshet

noun

Origin of freshet

synonym study for freshet

Words nearby freshet

Example sentences from the Web for freshet

British Dictionary definitions for freshet

noun

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