rill

Noun
Synonyms: rivuletrunrunnelstreamlet

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a small streamSynonyms: rivuletrunrunnelstreamlet
  2. a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rill \Rill\ (r[i^]l), n. [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. [root]11.]

1.A very small brook; a streamlet. [1913 Webster]

2.(Astron.) See Rille. [1913 Webster]

Rill \Rill\, v. i. To run a small stream. [R.] --Prior. [1913 Webster]
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