leat
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of leat
Old English -gelǣt (as in wætergelǣt water channel), from let 1
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At leat 101,000 cusomters in Louisiana were without power by early Saturday afternoon.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2019
One would think that everyone knew which of these types of people he would belong to, or at leat, everyone should feel obliged to think about this.
From My Life and My Efforts by Gunther Olesch
This "leat" was left incomplete, the terminus being three miles from St. Paul's; the Governor-General José de Oliveira Barbosa, attempted to restore it, but was prevented by considerations of cost.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
He had been showing his guests how superbly he could jump the leat, and had fallen into it.
From The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Charles Turley
The full leat dashed merrily through the sluice, making holiday, like a child released from school.
From The Altar Fire by Arthur Christopher Benson
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