freshet

• Sustantivo que designa una crecida repentina y breve del nivel de agua en un arroyo o río, generalmente causada por lluvias intensas o deshielo rápido; también puede referirse a la corriente o flujo de agua dulce que desemboca en el mar.

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.

   Crecida repentina

   • 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.

   Sinónimosdelugeflash floodinundationoverflowspate