freshet

• Существительное, обозначающее внезапное повышение уровня воды в ручье или реке, обычно вызванное сильным дождем или быстрым таянием снега.

A noun referring to a sudden rise in the water level of a stream or river, typically caused by heavy rain or rapid melting of snow.

1. Sudden flood or overflowC1formal

   A sudden rise in the water level of a river or stream, typically caused by heavy rain or rapid melting of snow.

   Паводок

   • The spring freshet caused the river to overflow its banks.
   • After the heavy rain, a freshet rushed down the mountain valley.
   • Farmers prepared for the annual freshet by reinforcing the levees.

   Synonymsdelugeflash floodinundationoverflowspate