spate

Noun (3)

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent“a batch of letters”“a deal of trouble”“a lot of money”“he made a mint on the stock market”“see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos”“it must have cost plenty”“a slew of journalists”“a wad of money”Synonyms: batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewstacktidy sumwad
2. a sudden forceful flowSynonyms: rushsurgeupsurge
3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snowSynonyms: freshet