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spate
noun
- 1. A sudden rush or increased quantity; a burst.
- Example: received a spate of complaints
- Thesaurus: deluge, flood, torrent, rush, cascade.
- Said of a river: in a swollen and fast-flowing state that is brought on by flooding or melting snow.
