wet spring
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwetandspring
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wet
adjective
uk/wet/us/wet/
covered in water or ...
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spring
noun
uk/sprɪŋ/us/sprɪŋ/
the season of the year between winter and summer, lasting from March to June north of the equator, and from September to December south of the equator, when the weather becomes warmer, leaves and plants start to grow again and ...
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(Definition ofwetandspringfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The cold,wetspringhampered cultivations badly.
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Thatwetspringwas followed by two good summers.
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Thewetspringmay have played some part too.
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There was certainly a diversion of farm labour to cultivation because of thewetspring.
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Because of the cold,wetspring, milk production this year has so far been disappointing.
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The worst infections are associated with cold,wetspringweather.
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It typically occurs in cool,wetspringand fall weather.
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In addition, the cold winter and longwetspringobliged farmers to draw heavily on their stocks of winter fodder.
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The condition of the ground, owing to thewetspring, has hitherto made it impossible to commence any work of restoration.
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During awetspring, the river often overflows its banks, sometimes flooding nearby houses.
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The first excuse advanced was thewetspringof 1983, although one would have thought that some allowance was made for inclement weather when drawing up the contracts.
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The exceptionally low acreage of 1951 was probably due partly to thewetspringof 1951 which delayed planting and partly to heavy supplies and consequent low prices in 1950.
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Using expert advice, the team had come to film at the time of the annual emergence, but the problem of the unusuallywetspringhad delayed the event.
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It is found in humid, mossy, mixed and coniferous forests at elevations of 1000 to 1500 meters, in areas with dry winter and awetspringand summer.
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