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freshet

/ˈfrɛʃ.ɛt/

freshetnoun

freshets

/ˈfrɛʃ.ɛt/

Translations

The spring freshet caused the river to overflow its banks.

Весеннее половодье вызвало разлив реки за её берега.

The freshet brought a lot of debris down the river.

Паводок принёс много мусора вниз по реке.

Additional translations

Definitions

A sudden overflow of a stream resulting from a heavy rain or a thaw.

The spring freshet caused the river to rise rapidly, flooding the nearby fields.

A stream of fresh water flowing into the sea.

The freshet carried nutrients from the mountains down to the coastal waters.

Synonyms

freshetadjective

/ˈfrɛʃɪt/

/ˈfrɛʃət/

Used attributively to modify nouns relating to spring floods or freshwater inflow.

Definitions

Relating to or occurring during a freshet; pertaining to the period of a river's sudden rise from heavy rain or thaw.

Freshet flows in the spring can transport large amounts of sediment downstream.

Synonyms

rising (of water)