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rill

1
[ ril ]
/ rɪl /
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noun

a small rivulet or brook.

RELATED WORDS

creek, rivulet, brook, trench, valley, channel, streamlet, runnel, rille

Nearby words

riley, james whitcomb, riley-day syndrome, rilievo, rilke, rilke, rainer maria, rill, rille, rillet, rillettes, rim, rim lighting

Origin of rill

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1530–40; < Dutch or Low German; compare Frisian ril

Definition for rills (2 of 2)

rill

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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

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1885–90; < German Rille; see rill1
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British Dictionary definitions for rills

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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