Rivulet

//ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.

    "A rivulet of tears ran down his face."

  2. 2
    a small stream wordnet
  3. 3
    Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.

Synonyms

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brookrillstreamadolescent streamarroyobeck

Example

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"The Hobart Rivulet begins on the slopes of Mt Wellington, runs through South Hobart, and flows into the Derwent Estuary."

Etymology

From Old French riveret (“little stream”) or from Italian rivoletto, from Italian rivo, from Latin rivus.

Related phrases

Blomer's rivulet

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