RILL

rill

(noun) a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)

rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet

(noun) a small stream

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rill (plural rills)

A very small brook; a streamlet.

(planetology) Alternative form of rille.

Verb

rill (third-person singular simple present rills, present participle rilling, simple past and past participle rilled)

To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream.

Source: Wiktionary


Rill, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. sq. root11.]

1. A very small brook; a streamlet.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: See Rille.

Rill, v. i.

Definition: To run a small stream. [R.] Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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