FRESHET


Meaning of FRESHET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfre-shət ]

noun

Date: 1596

1. archaic : stream 1

2.

a. : a great rise or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow

b. : a swelling quantity : influx

summer brings a freshet of tourists

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.