rivulet

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Old French riveret (little stream)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈrɪv.jə.lət/

Noun [edit]

rivulet (plural rivulets)

  1. A small brook or stream; a streamlet.
    A rivulet of tears ran down his face.
    Rills running down the steepest slopes develop into rivulets -- C.A.Cotton

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