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单词 runlet
释义

runlet

noun

run·​let ˈrən-lət How to pronounce runlet (audio)
: rivulet, streamlet

Synonyms

  • beck [British]
  • bourn
  • bourne
  • brook
  • brooklet
  • burn [British]
  • creek
  • gill [British]
  • rill
  • rivulet
  • run [chiefly Midland]
  • runnel
  • streamlet
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Example Sentences

weather forecasters warned that the heavy rains might cause the area's runlets to overflow

Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

runlet

noun

as in creek
a natural body of running water smaller than a river weather forecasters warned that the heavy rains might cause the area's runlets to overflow

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • creek
  • brook
  • stream
  • bourne
  • bourn
  • burn
  • rivulet
  • tributary
  • runnel
  • rill
  • run
  • gill
  • bayou
  • beck
  • canal
  • streamlet
  • wash
  • brooklet
  • runoff
  • race
  • channel
  • fresh
  • slew
  • kill
  • branch
  • arroyo
  • millrace
  • billabong
  • cutoff
  • millstream
  • slough
  • coulee
  • watercourse
  • cut
  • distributary
  • freshet
  • waterway
  • slue
  • affluent
  • gut
  • influent
  • confluent
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