millstream

[ mil-streem ]

/ ˈmɪlˌstrim /

noun

the stream in a millrace.

millrace.

Origin of millstream

First recorded in 1805–15; mill¹ + stream

Words nearby millstream

Mills cross, Mills grenade, mills of the gods grind slowly, millstone, millstone around one's neck, millstream, Mill Valley, Millville, mill wheel, millwork, millwright

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Example sentences from the Web for millstream

The current was running along the side of the ship like a millstream.
Fridtjof Nansen|Jacob B. Bull
Mitsos propped him up against the wall, and ran to get water from the millstream outside.
The Vintage|Edward Frederic Benson
It sounded like a millstream, a brook swollen with rain, a tidal wave.
The Confession of a Fool|August Strindberg
The path wound along a bank a couple of feet above the millstream.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell

British Dictionary definitions for millstream

millstream

/ (ˈmɪlˌstriːm) /

noun

a stream of water used to turn a millwheel

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单词	millstream
释义	millstream [ mil-streem ] / ˈmɪlˌstrim / noun the stream in a millrace. millrace. Origin of millstream First recorded in 1805–15; mill¹ + stream Words nearby millstream Mills cross, Mills grenade, mills of the gods grind slowly, millstone, millstone around one's neck, millstream, Mill Valley, Millville, mill wheel, millwork, millwright Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for millstream The current was running along the side of the ship like a millstream. Fridtjof Nansen\|Jacob B. Bull Mitsos propped him up against the wall, and ran to get water from the millstream outside. The Vintage\|Edward Frederic Benson It sounded like a millstream, a brook swollen with rain, a tidal wave. The Confession of a Fool\|August Strindberg The path wound along a bank a couple of feet above the millstream. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories\|Ethel M. Dell British Dictionary definitions for millstream millstream / (ˈmɪlˌstriːm) / noun a stream of water used to turn a millwheel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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