runnel

run·nel

noun \ˈrə-n^əl\

Definition of RUNNEL

: rivulet, streamlet

Examples of RUNNEL

1. <the fugitive made use of local runnels to throw the bloodhounds off his scent>

Origin of RUNNEL

alteration of Middle English rinel, from Old English rynel; akin to Old English rinnan to run — more at run

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to RUNNEL

Synonyms: beck [British], bourn (or bourne), brook, brooklet, burn [British], gill [British], rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], runlet, creek, streamlet

Related Words: arroyo, billabong [Australian], fresh, freshet, runoff; bayou, coulee, slough (also slew or slue), stream, wash; canal, channel, cut, cutoff, gut, kill, millrace, millstream, race, watercourse, waterway; affluent, branch, confluent, distributary, influent, tributary

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Rhymes with RUNNEL

funnel, gunnel, gunwale, tunnel