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Examples of streamlet in a Sentence
the raging brook of last spring is a mere streamlet now that it's July
Recent Examples on the Web
It is built across what once was a narrow streamlet with water so clean that the community used it to wash their clothes and bathe children.
—Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2023
The water vapor signal in that band, though, is small, like a streamlet.
—Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic, 26 Nov. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1552, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near streamlet
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“Streamlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streamlet. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
streamlet
noun
stream·let
ˈstrēm-lət
: a small stream
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