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spate
spate /speɪt/ noun [C usually singular]
1 F0 a larger number of events than usual, especially unpleasant ones, happening at about the same time: » Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the Kingsland Road area.Thesaurus+: ↑Masses and large amounts of thingsin (full) spate UK2 F0 If a river is in (full) spate, it has more water in it and is flowing faster than it usually does. Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsThesaurus+: ↑Watercourses and waterfalls |