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brooklets

noun

plural of brooklet
as in brooks
a natural body of running water smaller than a river a little brooklet trickled past the house

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  1. brooks
  2. creeks
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
  • Runoff is expected to flow into creeks and streams, causing river levels to rise and currents to speed up.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians monitors water quality for algal blooms and cleans up spawning creeks that get clogged with sediment and trash.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of creeks
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