a river in spate

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• spate — [speıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old French espoit, from Dutch spuiten to flow out strongly ] 1.) spate of sth a large number of similar things that happen in a short period of time, especially bad things ▪ a spate of burglaries 2 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Spate — Spate, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. speid.] A river flood; an overflow or inundation. Burns. [1913 Webster] Gareth in a showerful spring Stared at the spate. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• River Dodder — An Dothra Dodder through Rathgar Origin Kippure Mountain, County Dublin Mouth …   Wikipedia

• spate — ► NOUN 1) a large number of similar things or events coming in quick succession. 2) chiefly Brit. a sudden flood in a river. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• spate — [[t]spe͟ɪt[/t]] spates 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A spate of things, especially unpleasant things, is a large number of them that happen or appear within a short period of time. ...the recent spate of attacks on horses. ...the current spate …   English dictionary

• spate — n. 1 a river flood (the river is in spate). 2 a large or excessive amount (a spate of enquiries). Etymology: ME, Sc. & N.Engl.: orig. unkn …   Useful english dictionary

• spate — noun 1 a spate of a large number of similar unpleasant things that happen in a short period of time: a spate of burglaries 2 in spate a river, stream etc that is in spate, is very full and flowing very fast …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• River Thames — Thames redirects here. For other uses, see Thames (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°29′56″N 0°36′31″E / 51.4989°N 0.6087°E / 5 …   Wikipedia

• River Medlock — The River Medlock is a river of Greater Manchester in north west England that flows for 10 miles before joining the River Irwell in central Manchester.Infobox River river name = River Medlock caption = River Medlock running under Oxford Road,… …   Wikipedia

• Thames, River — ▪ river, England, United Kingdom Introduction ancient  Tamesis  or  Tamesa , also called (in Oxford, England)  River Isis    chief river of southern England. Rising in the Cotswold Hills (Cotswolds), its basin covers an area of approximately… …   Universalium

• River Spey — Infobox River river name = River Spey caption = The River Spey at Aberlour origin = Loch Spey (gbmapping|NN419937) mouth = Moray Firth at Spey Bay basin countries = Scotland length = 107 miles (172 km) elevation = discharge = 64 m sup3;/scite… …   Wikipedia