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This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path.
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Meaning of "freshet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRESHET

freshet  [ˈfrɛʃɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRESHET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Freshet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRESHET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

freshet

Freshet

A freshet can refer to one of the following: ▪ A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw. Whereas heavy rain often causes a flash flood, a spring thaw event is generally a more incremental process, depending upon local climate and topography. The term freshet is most commonly used to describe a spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt in rivers located in the northern latitudes of North America, particularly Canada, where rivers are frozen each winter and thaw during the spring. A spring freshet can sometimes last several weeks on large river systems, resulting in significant inundation of flood plains as the snow pack melts in the river's catchment area. Spring freshets associated with thaw events are sometimes accompanied by ice jams which can cause flash floods. ▪ A stream or river of fresh water which empties into the ocean, usually flowing through an estuary.

Definition of freshet in the English dictionary

The definition of freshet in the dictionary is the sudden overflowing of a river caused by heavy rain or melting snow. Other definition of freshet is a stream of fresh water emptying into the sea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRESHET


apeshit
ˈeɪpˌʃɪt
brachet
ˈbrætʃɪt
bullshit
ˈbʊlʃɪt
chickenshit
ˈtʃɪkɪnʃɪt
chit
tʃɪt
crotchet
ˈkrɒtʃɪt
dipshit
ˈdɪpˌʃɪt
dumbshit
ˈdʌmˌʃɪt
fitchet
ˈfɪtʃɪt
hatchet
ˈhætʃɪt
horseshit
ˈhɔːsˌʃɪt
manchet
ˈmæntʃɪt
planchet
ˈplɑːntʃɪt
plashet
ˈplæʃɪt
Pratchett
ˈprætʃɪt
Pritchett
ˈprɪtʃɪt
ratchet
ˈrætʃɪt
rochet
ˈrɒtʃɪt
shit
ʃɪt
watchet
ˈwɒtʃɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRESHET

fresh gale
fresh out of
fresh water
fresh-air fiend
fresh-faced
fresh-run
freshen
freshener
fresher
fresherdom
freshers´ week
freshie
freshish
freshly
freshman
freshmanship
freshmen
freshness
freshwater
freshwater shrimp

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRESHET

ashet
Bechet
blushet
bury the hatchet
cachet
crochet
epithet
guichet
het
khet
lettres de cachet
nymphet
Pinochet
prophet
ricochet
sachet
shet
the Prophet
trebuchet
whet

Synonyms and antonyms of freshet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «freshet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRESHET

Find out the translation of freshet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of freshet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «freshet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

山洪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

freshet
570 millions of speakers

English

freshet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

freshet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

freshet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паводок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

freshet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নদীর আকস্মিক প্লাবন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Freshet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

freshet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

増水
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Freshet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giòng nước ngọt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

freshet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेशेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

denize dökülen akarsu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

freshet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wezbranie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паводок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viitură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

freshet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zoetwater stoom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

freshet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Freshet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of freshet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRESHET»

The term «freshet» is regularly used and occupies the 97.790 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRESHET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about freshet

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QUOTES WITH «FRESHET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word freshet.
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Sitting Bull
This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRESHET»

Discover the use of freshet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to freshet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
What Nature Suffers to Groe: Life, Labor, and Landscape on ...
The lands along the Oconee were settled first; a freshet down this branch soon brought a "copious supply of red mud." The lands along the Ocmulgee, however, were still sparsely enough settled that as late as 1841 a freshet from this tributary  ...
Mart A. Stewart, 2002
2
Historic Storms of New England
... 59 Framingham, Mass., 116-11? Franconia, N.H., torty—nine helow zero, ZYY Franlzlin, Conn., hailstorm at, 130 Frenchmanis Bay, Me., 127-128 Freshets. see a/so specitic rivers and cities death ot Adlzins lad, 133-134 Freshet ot 1801, ...
Sidney Perley, 2001
3
Railway Locomotives and Cars
No freshet for a period of 44 years has reached the same height in the rivers with which we come in contact ; but the flood of March last, was in the Oconee (at the point where we cross) the Ogee- chee, and in Williamson's swamp creek, ...
‎1841
4
Economical geology. Scenograpical geology
It is seen from the table that during the great freshet of Jan. 7, 1839, nearly one half as much matter was borne downwards in 5 days, as during the whole year of 1838. This was the highest freshet observed for the last 6 years. The table above  ...
Edward Hitchcock, 1841
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Miscellaneous Publication
4. McBryde has no prescriptive right to water, as no one may claim title or interest against property owned by the State. 5. "Storm and freshet" water is the property of the State. Neither McBryde nor Gay & Robinson has any right to divert water ...
‎1977
6
Water Rights Laws in the Nineteen Western States
"Storm and freshet" water is the property of the State. Neither McBryde nor Gay & Robinson has any right to divert water from the Koula Stream and Hanapepe River out of the Hanapepe Valley into other watersheds.63 Justice Marumoto ...
Wells Aleck Hutchins, 1977
7
Sugar Water: Hawaii's Plantation Ditches
33 However, Carter had ruled that "normal surplus" water was private property, but that the doctrine of riparian rights was applicable to "storm and freshet" water. It was the 1930 case of Territory v Gay that had voided any application of the ...
Lawrence H. Miike, 2004
8
The Tale of Brownie Beaver
But Brownie Beaver had returned to his wood-cutting. He didn't even stop to answer. To him, working was just fun. And building a fine house was as good as any game. IV THE FRESHET The rain had fallen steadily for two days and two ...
9
Documents of the Assembly of the State of New-York
This was in a time of freshet, and while the race was full of water. Bissell's mill was stopped two or three times the past year, and when stopped, the water did not run in the race, but was shut out. Deponent thinks that when last summer the  ...
‎1831
10
The Darien Journal of John Girardeau Legare, Ricegrower
The great freshet has reached Savannah and the rice places there are all flowed, some of them six feet deep. This freshet was the highest ever known in the Savannah river. Aug. 14. The great freshet is here. Generals Island is flowed from 1 ...
John Girardeau Legare, Buddy Sullivan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRESHET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term freshet is used in the context of the following news items.
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High temperatures could jeopardize Fraser River salmon
"These conditions combined with a relatively minor freshet runoff due to the early snow melt of a record low snowpack have contributed to ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
2
Smoking hot and bone dry
“Along the coast we depend on a lot of our water supply from melting snow, but because there wasn't much snow this spring the freshet – which ... «Squamish Chief, Jul 15»
3
Waterfalls provide respite from heavy rains
There are a variety of terms utilized to describe high-water events, ranging from a freshet - defined as a small sudden flood or rise in the level of ... «Lake Placid News, Jul 15»
4
Orillia Power Generation proposes second generation station in …
... at the wild water preserve, reducing the torrent of the spring freshet and providing adequate levels to extend the paddling season in the fall. «Minden Times, Jun 15»
5
BC gov't forms panel to act on Mt Polley recommendations
... and through the higher water flows from spring freshet, is now complete. To-date, the company has spent $67 million on remediation work. «MINING.com, Jun 15»
6
Stephen Hume: Drought conditions threaten fish habitat, pulp mill jobs
“In June we would normally be in the middle of the freshet but essentially there's been no snow melt into the system. BC Hydro has managed, ... «Vancouver Sun, Jun 15»
7
Water worries rising for businesses in BC
“The reason the Fraser stays reasonably cool during the summer is because a lot of the freshet is from snowmelt. If there's no snowpack, that's ... «Business in Vancouver, Jun 15»
8
Public comment sought on Mount Polley restart application
The province, meanwhile, reported that Mount Polley Mining Corporation had successfully mitigated the impact of spring freshet this past ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Jun 15»
9
The mathematics of two mayors in one city
The backed up drains overflow when streams of rainwater run full-freshet. Power transmission has improved, but it's still significantly impaired. «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
10
Paul Di Filippo reviews Kevin J. Anderson
There's a freshet of new characters introduced, and we also get reacquainted with many old favorite protagonists. Anderson's chosen narrative ... «Locus Online, Jun 15»

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