runnel

[ ruhn-l ]

/ ˈrʌn l /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR runnel ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a small stream; brook; rivulet.

a small channel, as for water.

Also run·let

[ruhn-lit]. /ˈrʌn lɪt/.

Origin of runnel

First recorded in 1570–80; run (in the sense “small stream”) + -el diminutive suffix

Words nearby runnel

run its course, Runjeet Singh, runless, runlet, run like clockwork, runnel, runner, runner bean, runner foot, runner's high, runner-up

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Example sentences from the Web for runnel

There are little groves of bamboo and chestnut and willow; and a runnel of water is somewhere—I can hear it.
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters|Anonymous
A runnel of water trickled across it in a stone channel that widened in the centre into a shallow pool.
The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various
When he came again it was on a dark day in November, and every runnel of the fens was swollen.
The Path of the King|John Buchan
Thus it is possible that a runnel of the blood of "le grand monarque" tripped through Burton's veins.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright

He had a narrow thread of solid path, and he forced me into a runnel.
Miss Cayley's Adventures|Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for runnel

runnel

/ (ˈrʌnəl) /

noun

literary a small stream

Word Origin for runnel

C16: from Old English rynele; related to run

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

单词	runnel
释义	runnel [ ruhn-l ] / ˈrʌn l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR runnel ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small stream; brook; rivulet. a small channel, as for water. Also run·let [ruhn-lit]. /ˈrʌn lɪt/. Origin of runnel First recorded in 1570–80; run (in the sense “small stream”) + -el diminutive suffix Words nearby runnel run its course, Runjeet Singh, runless, runlet, run like clockwork, runnel, runner, runner bean, runner foot, runner's high, runner-up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for runnel There are little groves of bamboo and chestnut and willow; and a runnel of water is somewhere—I can hear it. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters\|Anonymous A runnel of water trickled across it in a stone channel that widened in the centre into a shallow pool. The Best Short Stories of 1917\|Various When he came again it was on a dark day in November, and every runnel of the fens was swollen. The Path of the King\|John Buchan Thus it is possible that a runnel of the blood of "le grand monarque" tripped through Burton's veins. The Life of Sir Richard Burton\|Thomas Wright He had a narrow thread of solid path, and he forced me into a runnel. Miss Cayley's Adventures\|Grant Allen British Dictionary definitions for runnel runnel / (ˈrʌnəl) / noun literary a small stream Word Origin for runnel C16: from Old English rynele; related to run 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 Words related to runnel run, tributary, estuary, stream, tide, rush, flow, spate, surge, current, flood, torrent, eaves, duct, tube, dike, pipe, sewer, culvert, rill
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runnel

noun

Origin of runnel

Words nearby runnel

Example sentences from the Web for runnel

British Dictionary definitions for runnel

noun

Word Origin for runnel

Words related to runnel