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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 fresh·et /ˈfrɛʃət/
 漲水;洪水;奔流

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fresh·et n.
 1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.]
 2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation.
 Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers
 When the freshet is at highest.   --Longfellow.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 freshet
      n : the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or
          melting snow [syn: spate]