| Word | spate |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A large number of similar things happening in quick succession. n. A sudden flood in a river. |
| Sentence | ...deep in a redolent laurel grove where Eridanus River rushes up, in full spate, and rolls through woods in the high world above. |
| Source | Virgil, The Aeneid, Book 6 l. 762–763, p. 204 |
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