A stream flowing from a spring; flowing water in a stream. rare after Middle English.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > other (20) well streamOE A stream flowing from a spring; flowing water in a stream. rare after Middle English. letch1138 A stream flowing through boggy land; a muddy ditch or hole; a bog. Also, see quot. 1781. well strandc1429 A small stream flowing from a spring. pow1481 A slow-moving ditchlike rivulet, esp. in a stretch of alluvial lowland beside a river; a small creek where such a rivulet falls into a river or… black water1483 Dark water or waters stained brown or black by peat or other plant material; a river or stream containing such water, (in later use) spec. one… wash1530 A tract of shallow water, a lagoon. Also, a shallow pool or runnel formed by the overflow of a river, a backwater; a stream running across a road. gravel-brook1591 a brook that flows over a gravel-bed. spring branch1650 a stream fed by or flowing directly from a spring. pour1790 A stream; a constant flow. Frequently figurative. water splash1820 a water-filled dip or shallow ford in a road; (in later use also) a similar feature created as an obstacle in a race (for horses, cars, etc.). chalk stream1829 a stream flowing over chalk. understream1830 (under-, prefix1 affix 2b(c).) water feeder1831 (a) an animal which feeds while in water; (b) a stream, channel, pipe, etc., which supplies water to something. quebrada1833 In South America and the south-western United States: a mountain stream. black spring1847 a spring arising from rich dark soil; now chiefly in place names. weir-stream1889 obsequent1895 An obsequent stream. anti-dip1900 Used attrib. (see quot. 1961). resequent1901 A stream whose course follows the dip of strata (in the manner of a consequent stream) but is at a lower level than the original surface of the… misfit1910 Physical Geography. A misfit stream or river (see sense B. 3). |
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