a little stream; brook
Origin of rivulet
earlier rivolet from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, diminutive of rivo, stream from Classical Latin rivus, brook, stream: see rival
It is easy to jump over the rivulet to get to the other side of the field.
The definition of a rivulet is a very small stream.
A little stream of water in your back yard that is about 2 feet deep and 2 feet wide and that runs over some rocks down to the lake at the base of a hill is an example of a rivulet.
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noun
A small brook or stream; a streamlet.
Origin of rivulet
Possibly from Italian rivoletto diminutive of rivolo small stream from Latin rīvulus diminutive of rīvus stream ; see rei- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Old French riveret (“little stream").
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Sentence Examples
- It is suitable for the bog garden or for moist ground near a rivulet.
- A good plant for the bog garden, or for moist spots near a rivulet, in soft peat.
- For eight months of the year the Jumna shrinks to the dimensions of a mere rivulet, meandering through a waste of sand.
- To the south the rivulet of the Mance soon forms a formidable obstacle as its bed cuts its way through the sandstone.
- Only a thin rivulet of water came from the faucet, making it difficult to wash the dishes.
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