| 释义 |
ˈcreeklet
[See -let.]
A little creek.
1577Harrison Descr. Brit. i. xii. in Holinshed 63 Another mile yet down, is an other little creekelet. 1884T. Bracken Lays of Land of Maori & Moa 91 In a forest, far away, One small creeklet, day by day, Murmurs only this sad lay. 1943K. Tennant Ride on Stranger ix. 90 A rum-coloured creeklet. 1969E. W. Morse Fur Trade Canoe Routes ii. iv. 47 The Indians in earlier days may possibly have been assisted by more beaver dams on the creeklets. |