Rill

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rill \Rill\, v. i.
     To run a small stream. [R.] --Prior.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rill
       n 1: a small stream [syn: {rivulet}, {run}, {runnel}, {streamlet}]
       2: a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)