They then proceeded below the milldam, where there was a strong riffle, with likely looking pools and eddies
Source: wiktionary
Riffle
//ˈɹɪfəl//
Synonyms for "riffle" (89 found)
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Translations
14 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- бързей noun (swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water)
- корито noun (mining: trough or sluice, or the cleats or grooves in it)
- прелистване noun (quick skim through the pages of a book)
- разбъркване noun (act of shuffling playing cards)
Finnish
4 entries- kare noun (succession of small waves)
- rihla noun (mining: trough or sluice, or the cleats or grooves in it)
- ränni noun (mining: trough or sluice, or the cleats or grooves in it)
- sekoittaminen noun (act of shuffling playing cards)
Māori
1 entries- riwhiriwhi noun (act of shuffling playing cards)
Sundanese
1 entries- parung noun (swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The big trout feed aggressively and tend to lose their caution in the rifles.
Source: wiktionary
[...] Brook Drain has now been diverted into a newly dug replacement river section [...]. It has been designed in conjunction with the Environment Agency to hold a much larger volume of water, in order to help with local flooding issues. It also features riffles (shallow sections of water) and side pools where aquatic wildlife can take shelter during storms.
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Near-synonym: rifle
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