SPATE


Meaning of SPATE in English

/spayt/ , n.

1. a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words.

2. Brit.

a. a flood or inundation.

b. a river flooding its banks.

c. a sudden or heavy rainstorm.

[ 1400-50; late ME (north) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .