rivulet

[ riv-yuh-lit ]
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noun
  1. a small stream; streamlet; brook.

Origin of rivulet

1
1580–90; earlier rivolet<Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo<Latin rīvulus small stream

Words Nearby rivulet

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How to use rivulet in a sentence

  • Continuous rains to the north had swollen every brook and rivulet until the impounded water had reached a threatening height.

    The Flying Reporter | Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin) Theiss

British Dictionary definitions for rivulet

rivulet

/ (ˈrɪvjʊlɪt) /


noun
  1. a small stream

Origin of rivulet

1
C16: from Italian rivoletto, from Latin rīvulus, from rīvus stream

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