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rivulet

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riv·u·let  (rvy-lt)
n.
A small brook or stream; a streamlet.
[Possibly from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, small stream, from Latin rvulus, diminutive of rvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]
rivulet [ˈrɪvjʊlɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a small stream
[from Italian rivoletto, from Latin rīvulus, from rīvus stream]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rivulet - a small streamrivulet - a small stream                      
rill, runnel, streamlet, run
stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
Translations
rivulet [ˈrɪvjʊlɪt] N → riachuelo m, arroyuelo m
rivulet [ˈrɪvjʊlət] n → ruisseau m
rivulet
n → Flüsschen nt, → Bach m
rivulet [ˈrɪvjʊlɪt] n (frm) → rivolo
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It reminds you of a placid rivulet, meandering smoothly through green pastures and shaded by pleasant trees, till at last it falls into the vasty sea; but the sea is so calm, so silent, so indifferent, that you are troubled suddenly by a vague uneasiness.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
A tiny rivulet of cold water trickled outward from the opening.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
We passed over five or six rivers, many degrees broader and deeper than the Nile or the Ganges: and there was hardly a rivulet so small as the Thames at London-bridge.
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