'Freshet' definitions:
Definition of 'freshet'
(from WordNet)
noun
The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow [syn: freshet, spate]
Definition of 'Freshet'
From: GCIDE
- Freshet \Fresh"et\, n. [OE. fresche flood + -et. See Fresh, a.]
- 1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation. [1913 Webster]
- Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers When the freshet is at highest. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]