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rill
1[ ril ]
/ rɪl /
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noun
a small rivulet or brook.
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Origin of rill
11530–40; <Dutch or Low German; compare Frisian ril
Other definitions for rill (2 of 2)
rill2
or rille
[ ril ]
/ rɪl /
noun Astronomy.
any of certain long, narrow, straight or sinuous trenches or valleys observed on the surface of the moon.
Origin of rill
21885–90; <German Rille;see rill1
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British Dictionary definitions for rill
rill
/ (rɪl) /
noun
a brook or stream; rivulet
a small channel or gulley, such as one formed during soil erosion
Also: rille one of many winding cracks on the moon
Word Origin for rill
C15: from Low German rille; related to Dutch ril
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