freshet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfrɛʃɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfrɛʃɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fresh′it)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fresh•et /ˈfrɛʃɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Geographya flooding of a stream from rain or melting snow.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fresh•et  (fresh′it),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a freshwater stream flowing into the sea.
  2. a sudden rise in the level of a stream, or a flood, caused by heavy rains or the rapid melting of snow and ice.
  • fresh (noun, nominal) + -et 1590–1600
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . See flood. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
freshet / ˈfrɛʃɪt/
  1. the sudden overflowing of a river caused by heavy rain or melting snow
  2. a stream of fresh water emptying into the sea
'freshet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
flood - fresh - shibboleth
Synonyms: surge, more...

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