runnel

runnel
Synonyms and related words:
adolescent stream, aqueduct, arroyo, beck, bed, bourn, braided stream, branch, brook, brooklet, bum, burn, canal, channel, creek, creek bed, crick, culvert, donga, dry bed, flowing stream, flume, fluviation, fresh, freshet, gill, gulch, gully, gullyhole, headrace, irrigation ditch, kill, lazy stream, meandering stream, midchannel, midstream, millstream, moving road, navigable river, nullah, race, racing stream, river, river bed, riverway, rivulet, run, rundle, runlet, sike, sluice, spill stream, spillbox, spillway, stream, stream action, stream bed, streamlet, streamway, subterranean river, swash, swash channel, tailrace, wadi, water carrier, water channel, water furrow, water gap, water gate, watercourse, waterway, waterworks

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  • Runnel — Run nel, n. [From {Run}. Cf. {Rindle}.] A rivulet or small brook. [1913 Webster] Bubbling runnels joined the sound. Collins. [1913 Webster] By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow runnels, in which one can see the minnows swimming.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • runnel — rivulet, 1577, in Hakluyt, from O.E. rinelle, a dim. form related to rinnan to run (see RUN (Cf. run) (v.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • runnel — ► NOUN 1) a gutter. 2) a brook or stream. ORIGIN from dialect rindle, influenced by RUN(Cf. ↑runnable) …   English terms dictionary

  • runnel — [run′əl] n. [ME rinel, runel < OE rynel < base of rinnan, to RUN] 1. a small stream; rivulet 2. a small channel or watercourse …   English World dictionary

  • Runnel — Hando Runnel (* 24. November 1938 im Dorf Liutsala, Kreis Järva, Estland) ist ein estnischer Lyriker und Verleger. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben und literarisches Schaffen 2 Werke 3 Privatleben 4 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • runnel — UK [ˈrʌn(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms runnel : singular runnel plural runnels literary 1) a place where water collects along the side of a road 2) a small stream of liquid …   English dictionary

  • runnel — upokšnis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Nedidelė pastovi ar laikina vandens tėkmė, turinti vagą, kuria nuteka lietaus, tirpsmo arba į Žemės paviršių išeinantis požeminis vanduo. atitikmenys: angl. rill; river; runnel;… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • Runnel Stone — The Runnel Stone (or Rundle Stone) is a hazardous rock pinnacle situated about a mile south of Gwennap Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Several shipwrecks lie near the rock, including that of the 6,000 ton City of Westminster . This, and the… …   Wikipedia

  • runnel — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English rinel, from Old English rynel; akin to Old English rinnan to run more at run Date: before 12th century rivulet, streamlet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • runnel — a rivulet or brook, a narrow channel for water, a small stream …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • runnel — /run l/, n. 1. a small stream; brook; rivulet. 2. a small channel, as for water. Also, runlet /run lit/. [1570 80; RUN (n.) + el dim. suffix] * * * …   Universalium

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