millstream

noun

mill·​stream ˈmil-ˌstrēm 

1

: a stream whose flow is utilized to run a mill

2

: millrace

Examples of millstream in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Perched beside the River Wye, The Woodyard is a charming riverside restaurant—housed in a former 1810 marble works—its glass floor revealing the old millstream trickling below. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025

One of them is recorded in the Domesday Book, which was written in 1086, and pieces of a Roman millstone have recently been found in the bed of the millstream. — Laura Euler For Dirt.com, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for millstream

• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme
• grapheme
• hakim
• hornbeam
• lexeme
• mainstream

Kids Definition

millstream

noun

mill·​stream -ˌstrēm 

1

: a stream whose flow is used to run a mill

2

: the stream in a millrace