Spate
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
a sudden forceful flow
Wordset Dictionary
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- freshetsightsurge
- plural
- Spates
- possessive
- Spate's
- pluralpossessive
- Spates'