leat
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of leat
Old English -gelǣt (as in wætergelǣt water channel), from let 1
Example Sentences
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At leat 101,000 cusomters in Louisiana were without power by early Saturday afternoon.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2019
Clemens translates this into the present Frisian of Amrom, which runs thus—"thas hirr döp di ha wi tun iwagen Unthonken mage leat, thiar skell üs Biarner un krassent wurd."
From The Ethnology of the British Islands by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
For the moment Tristram imagined that he must be in the midst of a sea-fight at the very leat.
From The Blue Pavilions by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Both little shrill voices were obsequious with the information that he had gone towards the leat.
From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)
"Latha math leat," he said at last; "I wish you good day."
From The Best Psychic Stories by Various
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