Definitions
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
Used in a sentence
“Arous'd by bluſtering vvinds an' ſpotting thovves, / In mony a torrent dovvn the ſnavv-broo rovves; / VVhile craſhing ice, borne on the roaring ſpeat, / Svveeps dams, an' mills, an' brigs, a' to the gate; […]”
“The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent, / And tallest, Gareth, in a showerful spring / Stared at the spate. A slender-shafted Pine / Lost footing, fell, and so was whirled away.”
“At Odendaal, where he [Christiaan de Wet] had hoped to cross, the river was in spate, the British flag waved from a post upon the further side, and a strong force of expectant Guardsmen eagerly awaited him there.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Flood surge”5 letters
02“Sudden rush”5 letters
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