The shallow stream is subject to sudden freshets.
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Freshets
Synonyms for "freshets" (7 found)
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Noun(2 words)
flood dischargefloodwaters
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
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More general
4 entrieshydrological conditionhydrological eventnatural phenomenonwater mass
More specific
4 entriesrainfall freshetriver floodwaterssnowmelt freshetstream floodwaters
Collocations
6 entriesannual freshetfreshet seasonriver freshetseasonal freshetsnowmelt freshetspring freshet
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
At length we started the ascent. At first our way lay through terraced tea gardens and groves of pineapples, bananas, and citrus fruits; but as we progressed the mountain sides became covered with Nature's own rich mantle. Ornamental grasses fringed our path, while through the bracken and lichened rocks projectng overhead little bubbling freshets trickled down at our feet.
Source: wiktionary