Runnel

Definitions

1. A small stream, a rivulet.
2. A small artificial channel for water to flow in.

Equivalents

Examples

“Spring⟳, is ye comen in, / Dappled larke singe, / Snow⟳ melteth, / Runnel pelteth, / Smelleth wind of newe buddinge.”

“Every little runnel in the bay was astir, and yet the land⟳ around him was as dry as flax, and no drop of rain⟳ had fallen.”

“[…] great chambers in the rock where all sorts of plants were growing, under windows which had been cut⟳ to let⟳ in the sun, and glazed to adjust his warmth, and where runnels of water ran between fruit trees and seedlings, pumpkin plants and herbs.”

“Still lower down the slope, on a staircase by the Eastern Bastion, there is an elaborate piece of hydraulic science for checking the flow⟳ of water. A stone runnel is made to descend the stairs in a series of parabolic curves which would subject the water to friction, and thus reduce⟳ its velocity and the consequent danger of a flood⟳ on the pavement below.”

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