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View synonyms for freshet
freshet
[ fresh-it ]
noun
- a freshwater stream flowing into the sea.
- a sudden rise in the level of a stream, or a flood, caused by heavy rains or the rapid melting of snow and ice.
freshet
/ ˈfrɛʃɪt /
noun
- the sudden overflowing of a river caused by heavy rain or melting snow
- a stream of fresh water emptying into the sea
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Example Sentences
A large stone set in a secure place surely is a better boundary than a wayward stream whose course is changed by every freshet.
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The road was plainly marked, but the last freshet had sprinkled it with stones, large and small.
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We came down with the tide in the rear of the trunk freshet.
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Horley Bottom, where the hay used to be frequently carried into the river by a June freshet, was now safe from flood.
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And it is a lively stream when there happens to be a freshet and both forks are pouring a flood down into it.
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