arroyos

noun

plural of arroyo
as in freshets

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  1. creeks
  2. rills
  3. rivulets
  4. runoffs
  5. brooks
  6. sloughs
  7. washes
Noun
  • Though Sarnia’s industrial corridor is downstream from Lake Huron, several drainage ditches in the area are connected to creeks that flow into the lake, Corcoran said in an interview.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In Wilmington, officials are looking into why a couple of polluted tidal creeks in the area are struggling to recover despite restoration efforts.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of creeks
Noun
  • What had looked like a dense palm grove from above is actually a lush network of wheat, zucchini, mint, and tomato plots fed by a network of rills that carry water from a natural pool to the crops below.
    — Christopher Garis, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2022
Definition of rills
Noun
  • Madly sentient guts spill from the sitter’s back in swollen rivulets.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • Our beach quickly turned into a morass of clay, cut through by dozens of fast-flowing rivulets.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of rivulets
Noun
  • Georgia gubernatorial primaries likely to head to runoffs Both the Democratic and Republican primaries could easily go to a runoff, meaning no single candidate reached a 50% majority during the first election.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Candidates look to avoid runoffs Meanwhile, Talarico and Crockett are hoping to avoid a May 26 runoff by capturing at least 50% of the Democratic vote in the March 3 primary.
    — Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of runoffs
Noun
  • The surrounding 23 acres the estate sits on are full of trails ripe for exploring, too, and take visitors past historic stone walls, cemeteries, and babbling brooks.
    — Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Insects drone over running brooks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of brooks
Noun
  • Brannan Island State Recreation Area Located near the eastern end of the maze of rivers and sloughs that make up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 14, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
    — Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 3 June 2026
Definition of sloughs
Noun
  • These jeans have a conservative high-rise fit and come in six different washes.
    — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Use removable protective layers like flat sheets to extend the time between full washes.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of washes
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