"freshet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹɛʃɪt/ Forms: freshets [plural]
Etymology: From Old French freschete, a diminutive of fres (“fresh”) via its feminine form fresche. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|freschete}} Old French freschete, {{m|fro|fres||fresh}} fres (“fresh”), {{m|fro|fresche}} fresche Head templates: {{en-noun}} freshet (plural freshets)
  1. A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw. Translations (A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw): прииждане (priiždane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kevättulva (Finnish), áradat (Hungarian), waituhi (Maori), podtopienie [neuter] (Polish), па́водок (pávodok) [masculine] (Russian), полово́дье (polovódʹje) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-freshet-en-noun-MILXmpgT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw': 99 1
  2. (poetic) A small stream, especially one flowing into the sea. Tags: poetic Translations (a small stream, especially one flowing into the sea): ручеёк (ručejók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-freshet-en-noun-Zb5TtN3G Disambiguation of 'a small stream, especially one flowing into the sea': 1 99

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