1.
[syn: rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet]
2. a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rill \Rill\ (r[i^]l), n. [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. [root]11.]
1. A very small brook; a streamlet.
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2. (Astron.) See Rille.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rill \Rill\, v. i.
To run a small stream. [R.] --Prior.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rill
n 1: a small stream [syn: rivulet, rill, run, runnel,
streamlet]
2: a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)