runnel

noun

run·nel | \ ˈrə-nᵊl

Definition of runnel

: rivulet, streamlet

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Synonyms

beck [British], bourn (or bourne), brook, brooklet, burn [British], creek, gill [British], rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], runlet, streamlet

the fugitive made use of local runnels to throw the bloodhounds off his scent

Recent Examples on the Web

In summer, runoff from cloudbursts etches into the softer limestones and sluices through the deep runnels. — National Geographic, "Everything to know about Bryce Canyon National Park," 19 Aug. 2019 Grouting crews fan out across the subways every night, looking for runnels down walls and stalactites of muck oozing from ceilings, patching up incursions that are closest to electrical components first. — Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, "Water, Water Everywhere in New York Subway. And With it, Problems," 12 Feb. 2018

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More Definitions for runnel

runnel

noun

formal + literary : a small stream