rivulet

rivulet
Synonyms and related words:
adolescent stream, arroyo, beck, bourn, braided stream, branch, brook, brooklet, burn, channel, creek, crick, flowing stream, fluviation, fresh, freshet, gill, kill, lazy stream, meandering stream, midchannel, midstream, millstream, moving road, navigable river, race, racing stream, river, run, rundle, runlet, runnel, sike, spill stream, stream, stream action, streamlet, subterranean river, wadi, watercourse, waterway

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  • Rivulet — Riv u*let, n. [Earlier rivolet, It. rivoletto, a dim. fr. rivolo, L. rivulus, dim. of rivus a brook. CF. {Rival}, {Rite}.] A small stream or brook; a streamlet. [1913 Webster] By fountain or by shady rivulet He sought them. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rivulet — 1580s, from It. rivoletto, dim. of rivolo, itself a diminutive, from L. rivus stream, brook, from PIE *reiwos, lit. that which flows, from root *reie to flow, run (see RHINE (Cf. Rhine)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • rivulet — ► NOUN ▪ a very small stream. ORIGIN alteration of obsolete French riveret, small river , from Latin rivus stream …   English terms dictionary

  • rivulet — [riv′yo͞o lit, riv′yəlit] n. [earlier rivolet < It rivoletto, dim. of rivolo, dim. of rivo, stream < L rivus, brook, stream: see RIVAL] a little stream; brook …   English World dictionary

  • rivulet — UK [ˈrɪvjʊlət] / US noun [countable] Word forms rivulet : singular rivulet plural rivulets a small stream of liquid …   English dictionary

  • rivulet — riv|u|let [ˈrıvjulıt] n written [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: rivoletto, from Latin rivulus, from rivus stream ] a very small stream of water or liquid rivulet of ▪ rivulets of rain running down the window …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rivulet — [[t]rɪ̱vjʊlɪt[/t]] rivulets N COUNT A rivulet is a small stream. [FORMAL] …   English dictionary

  • rivulet — upelis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mažesnė už upę natūrali vandens tėkmė. atitikmenys: angl. brook; creek; rivulet; small river; stream; streamlet vok. Bach, m; Fluss, m; Fluss kleiner, m rus. речка, f; речушка, f; ручей …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Rivulet resort — (Муннар,Индия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: pallivasal power house,chit …   Каталог отелей

  • Rivulet Mill Complex — Infobox nrhp | name =Rivulet Mill Complex nrhp type = caption = location= Uxbridge, Massachusetts locmapin = Massachusetts area = built =1866 architect= architecture= Italianate added = October 07, 1983 governing body = Private mpsub=Uxbridge MRA …   Wikipedia

  • rivulet — noun Etymology: Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, from Latin rivulus, diminutive of rivus stream more at run Date: 1587 a small stream …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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