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run·nel
(rŭn′əl)n.
1. A rivulet; a brook.
2. A narrow channel or course, as for water.
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runnel
(ˈrʌnəl)n
(Physical Geography) literary a small stream
[C16: from Old English rynele; related to run]
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run•nel
(ˈrʌn l)also run•let
(ˈrʌn lɪt)n.
1. a small stream; rivulet.
2. a small channel, as for water.
[1570–80; alter., by assimilation to run (n.), of rinel, Old English rynel(e), rinnele = rin-, base of run + -el -le]
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Noun | 1. | runnel - a small stream stream, watercourse - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
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