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freshet

English

Etymology

From Old French freschete, a diminutive of fres (fresh) via its feminine form fresche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f????t/

Noun

freshet (plural freshets)

  1. A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.
    • 1831, John James Audubon, Early Settlers Along the Mississippi
      Log after log is hauled to the bank of the river, and in a short time their first raft is made on the shore and loaded with cordwood. When the next freshet sets it afloat, it is secured by long grapevines or cables until, the proper time being arrived, the husband and sons embark on it and float down the mighty stream.
  2. (poetic) A small stream, especially one flowing into the sea.

Translations

Anagrams

  • fethers, hefters, three Fs

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landflood

English

Etymology

land +? flood

Noun

landflood (plural landfloods)

  1. An overflowing of land by river; an inundation or freshet.

Translations

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