Hypertext Webster Gateway: "freshet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Freshet \Fresh"et\, n. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
freshet
n : the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or
melting snow [syn: {spate}]
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