Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/January 18

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Word of the day
for January 18
spate n (originally Northern England, Scotland)
  1. (countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.
  2. (countable) A sudden heavy downpour of rain.
  3. (countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.

spate v (originally Northern England, Scotland, archaic)

  1. (transitive) To (suddenly) flood or inundate (a river or other watercourse) with water.
  2. (intransitive) To (suddenly) rain heavily; to pour.
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