spruit

American  

[sproot, spreyt] / sprut, spreɪt /

noun

1. (in southern Africa) a small stream.

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spruit British  

/ spreɪt /

noun

1. a small tributary stream or watercourse

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Etymology

Origin of spruit

1860–65; < Afrikaans < Dutch spruit sprout

Example Sentences

“It’s a nice alternative, so that we can meet the children and the children can really come see Sinterklaas in person,” Nienke Spruit, who acted as one of the saint’s jolly helpers at a drive-in in the city of Apeldoorn on Sunday, told Reuters.

From Reuters

“Make-up covering the whole face is outdated,” Spruit said.

From Reuters

Footage showed people standing in miles-long queues on a dirt track near the Mooiplaas and Spruit settlements on the outskirts of the capital, Pretoria.

From Washington Post

The Spruit Community Support Forum, a diverse group of religious, charity and community organizations, gave out around 10,000 bags of cornmeal, vegetables, face masks, soap and sanitizers.

From Washington Post

In 2002, for example Bruno historian Leen Spruit argued: Bruno's belief in many worlds was not “formally heretical,” but was maybe “erroneous,” “scandalous,” or “blasphemous.”

From Scientific American