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View synonyms for rivulet
rivulet
[ riv-yuh-lit ]
noun
- a small stream; streamlet; brook.
rivulet
/ ˈrɪvjʊlɪt /
noun
- a small stream
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rivulet1
1580–90; earlier rivolet < Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo < Latin rīvulus small stream
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rivulet1
C16: from Italian rivoletto , from Latin rīvulus , from rīvus stream
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Example Sentences
Anson's Bay affords good anchorage, and probably has a small rivulet at the bottom.
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There was a rivulet close by, in which the bhil had been prepared; I thought of water, and bid one of the men run for some.
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Many of them rolled off their tottering ponies into the rivulet, and plunging down their heads drank like beasts.
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Presently they came to a shelf of rock which overlooked the valley of the rivulet.
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Continuous rains to the north had swollen every brook and rivulet until the impounded water had reached a threatening height.
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