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单词 streamlet
释义

streamlet

noun

stream·​let ˈstrēm-lət How to pronounce streamlet (audio)
: a small stream

Synonyms

  • beck [British]
  • bourn
  • bourne
  • brook
  • brooklet
  • burn [British]
  • creek
  • gill [British]
  • rill
  • rivulet
  • run [chiefly Midland]
  • runlet
  • runnel
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Example Sentences

the raging brook of last spring is a mere streamlet now that it's July
Recent Examples on the Web The water vapor signal in that band, though, is small, like a streamlet. Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 26 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

streamlet

noun

as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river the raging brook of last spring is a mere streamlet now that it's July

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brook
  • creek
  • rivulet
  • stream
  • brooklet
  • rill
  • tributary
  • runnel
  • bourn
  • canal
  • bayou
  • bourne
  • beck
  • burn
  • gill
  • freshet
  • runoff
  • fresh
  • run
  • coulee
  • arroyo
  • wash
  • watercourse
  • slough
  • billabong
  • waterway
  • runlet
  • millstream
  • channel
  • millrace
  • distributary
  • slew
  • race
  • cutoff
  • confluent
  • influent
  • kill
  • slue
  • branch
  • affluent
  • cut
  • gut
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