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
Olc air mhath leat e, whether you take it well or ill.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
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
Outside along the north, south and east fronts was a moat, formerly fed by the Taff through the Mill leat stream which ran along the west front.
From Mediæval Wales Chiefly in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Six Popular Lectures by Little, A. G. (Andrew George)
This term has been in common use among Linux kernel hackers since at leat 1997, and seems to have originated in that community.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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