freshet

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freshet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Freshet \Fresh"et\, n. [OE. fresche flood + -et. See Fresh,
     a.]
     1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] --Milton.
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     2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains
        or melted snow; a sudden inundation.
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              Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers
              When the freshet is at highest.       --Longfellow.
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freshet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  freshet
      n 1: the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain
           or melting snow [syn: freshet, spate]