runnel (redirected from runnels)

run·nel  (rnl)

n.

1. A rivulet; a brook.

2. A narrow channel or course, as for water.

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[Middle English rynel, from Old English, from rinnan, to run; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]

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runnel

Noun

Literary a small stream [Old English rynele]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

runnel - a small stream                       rill, rivulet, streamlet, run stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth