Thesaurus results for RUNNEL

runnel

noun

ˈrə-nᵊl

Definition of runnel

as in creek

a natural body of running water smaller than a river the fugitive made use of local runnels to throw the bloodhounds off his scent

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Recent Examples of runnel In summer, runoff from cloudbursts etches into the softer limestones and sluices through the deep runnels. — National Geographic, 19 Aug. 2019 Water fun will be a big draw, whether observing the natural pond-like runnel feature or the chutes of tumbling water and inch-deep pools safe to play in. — Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2022 The road ran like a twisty runnel through fuchsia hedges and bright fields of buttercups and cow parsley, up to a pass among the 3,000-foot Slieve Mish mountains. — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2019 Designed by Louis Kahn for Jonas Salk, who created the polio vaccine, the complex sits on a shelf above the Pacific, a symmetrical white piazza flanked by buildings that are angled like a theater’s wings and bisected by a narrow runnel. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 15 Mar. 2021

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Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026
In Hardin County, a juvenile died after a car overturned in a flooded creek, WAVE 3 News reported.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of creek

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There's one spot on Richard's land where the Guadalupe slows to a babbling brook at the base of a tree.

— Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
In addition to canceling outside noise, the headphones provide crisp audio and relaxing white-noise options, including rainy parks and babbling brooks.

— Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

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