n. A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.
n. A small stream, especially one flowing into the sea.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A stream of fresh water.
n. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A small stream of fresh water; a brook.
n. 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.
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n. 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."