streamlet

[ streem-lit ]

/ ˈstrim lɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR streamlet ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a small stream; rivulet.

Origin of streamlet

First recorded in 1545–55; stream + -let

Words nearby streamlet

streamer fly, streamflow, streaming, streaming movement, streaming potential, streamlet, streamline, streamlined, streamline flow, streamliner, stream of consciousness

Example sentences from the Web for streamlet

The stillness of things was disturbed by a bird coming to the streamlet to drink.
A Pair of Blue Eyes|Thomas Hardy
At ten o'clock the infantry that had been among the bushes in front of the battery and along the Kamenka streamlet retreated.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy
Men do not ask when they drink of a streamlet high up on the hills, "Is this going to be a great river?"
The Book of Isaiah, Volume I (of 2)|George Adam Smith
It is the streamlet of the church, the pious pavement, the miserable suburb of worship.
En Route|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans

The water in the one streamlet flowed to the Atlantic, that in its fellow to the Pacific.
Lady Merton, Colonist|Mrs. Humphry Ward

单词	streamlet
释义	streamlet [ streem-lit ] / ˈstrim lɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR streamlet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small stream; rivulet. Origin of streamlet First recorded in 1545–55; stream + -let Words nearby streamlet streamer fly, streamflow, streaming, streaming movement, streaming potential, streamlet, streamline, streamlined, streamline flow, streamliner, stream of consciousness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for streamlet The stillness of things was disturbed by a bird coming to the streamlet to drink. A Pair of Blue Eyes\|Thomas Hardy At ten o'clock the infantry that had been among the bushes in front of the battery and along the Kamenka streamlet retreated. War and Peace\|Leo Tolstoy Men do not ask when they drink of a streamlet high up on the hills, "Is this going to be a great river?" The Book of Isaiah, Volume I (of 2)\|George Adam Smith It is the streamlet of the church, the pious pavement, the miserable suburb of worship. En Route\|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans The water in the one streamlet flowed to the Atlantic, that in its fellow to the Pacific. Lady Merton, Colonist\|Mrs. Humphry Ward Words related to streamlet rill, run, creek, burn, rivulet, watercourse, branch, river, beck, runnel, brook, trench, valley, channel, stream, bourn, tributary, ditch, crick, race
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streamlet

noun

Origin of streamlet

Words nearby streamlet

Example sentences from the Web for streamlet

Words related to streamlet