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- Dictionaryrunnel/ˈrʌnl/
noun
- 1. a gutter: "muddy lanes with runnels for effluent"
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noun. run· nel ˈrə-nᵊl. Synonyms of runnel. : rivulet, streamlet. Synonyms. beck [ British] bourne. brooklet. burn [ British] creek. gill [ British] rill. rivulet. run [ chiefly Midland] runlet. streamlet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of runnel in a Sentence.
an amount of liquid that is flowing: A runnel of sweat began to trickle down his forehead. His tanned skin glistened with runnels of water. UK. a channel (= passage) that water flows along : He was bending over the stone runnel where it came into the garden from outside.
Runnel definition: a small stream; brook; rivulet.. See examples of RUNNEL used in a sentence.
/ˈrʌnl/ IPA guide. Other forms: runnels. A very small stream is a runnel. You might entertain yourself by floating tiny paper boats down the runnel that streams through the woods behind your house. In Old English a stream was a ryne, and a teeny tiny stream was a rynel, the source of runnel.
Define runnel. runnel synonyms, runnel pronunciation, runnel translation, English dictionary definition of runnel. n. 1. A rivulet; a brook. 2. A narrow channel or course, as for water.
Definition of runnel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a small stream; brook; rivulet. 2. a small channel, as for water. Also: runlet. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1570–80; run (n.) + -el dim. suffix] Examples of 'runnel' in a sentence.
