runlet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of runlet
C14: from Old French rondelet roundlet
Example Sentences
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He found a muddy runlet straying off from the river and quenched his thirst, then, turning, surveyed through the trees the hump of earth he had left and the company upon it.
From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary
A tiny runlet as they last looked upon it—a mere brook, pellucid and sparkling as the sand on its bed.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
A narrow bridge of logs led across a sedgy runlet, which, like many mountain streams, was unfordable, except in occasional spots.
From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf
He had landed in a fringe of small trees by a little runlet, and now, under this cover, he moved irresolutely forward.
From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary
During a walk across the summer fields my foot has sometimes paused at the brink of a silvery runlet, and I have followed it backward in search of the spring.
From Aftermath by Allen, James Lane
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