Definition of Spate. Meaning of Spate. Synonyms of Spate

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Definition of Spate

Spate
Spate Spate, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. speid.] A river flood; an overflow or inundation. --Burns. Gareth in a showerful spring Stared at the spate. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Spate from wikipedia

- up spate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spate is a surname, and may refer to: Clive Spate (born 1952), British game show contestant Oskar Spate (1911–2000)...
- Jack Spates (born July 20, 1952) is the former head wrestling coach at the University of Oklahoma, where he led the Sooners to seven top-10 finishes in...
- A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be...
- Oskar Hermann Khristian Spate (30 March 1911 – 29 May 2000) was a London-born geographer best known for his role in strengthening geography as a discipline...
- Wolfgang Späte (8 September 1911 – 30 April 1997) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II, with 99 victories claimed. He was a recipient...
- includes the irrigation of pasture for dairy production. Spate irrigation (from the English word spate, meaning: a. a flood or inundation. b. a river flooding...
- Mark Warwick Fordham Speight (6 August 1965 – 7 April 2008) was an English television presenter and host of children's art programme SMart. Speight was...
- Clive Spate (born 16 January 1952) is a British game show contestant. He was the winner of the eighth series of Countdown and has won many other TV quizzes...
- George Alexander Spater (May 3, 1909 – June 14, 1984) was chairman of American Airlines from 1968 until 1973, when he became the first of several corporate...
- Virginia Margaret Spate AC FAHA (née Obione; 1937 – 12 August 2022) was a British-born Australian art historian and academic. Spate was born in the United...