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spate
1. Chiefly Brit a sudden flood
2. Chiefly Brit a sudden heavy downpour


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A Central Water Commission bulletin has said that the main Brahmaputra river and its tributaries were flowing above the danger level in at least 10 places and in full spate and an Assam government statement had said a total land area of 3,000 hectares were affected.
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The wild brown trout fisheries have also been fishing well with the feeder streams in full spate.
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The river was in full spate, and quite fast-flowing.
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