spate Hear it!

spate definition

spate (spāt)

noun

  1. Chiefly Brit.
    1. a flash flood
    2. a sudden, heavy rain
  2. an unusually large outpouring, as of words

Etymology: ME (northern dial.) < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.