Definition of runnel in English:

runnel

noun ˈrʌn(ə)lˈrənl

1A gutter.
沟；水沟
muddy lanes with runnels for effluent
Example sentencesExamples
- Trickling water from a wall fountain flows through a stair-stepped runnel (water channel) into the patio below to provide soothing sound.
- To accentuate the runnel, some flagstones along it were positioned bottom side up.
- In keeping with a project goal to make greening strategies visible to the public, the rainwater not retained by the vegetated roof is directed via surface runnels to water storage.
- What routes and courses might emerge from building little channels and runnels?
- A glass bottomed runnel, which collects water during the short and torrential rains, doubles as a skylight over a glass shower and over the guest room below.
1. 1.1 A brook or rill.
  小河，小溪
  Example sentencesExamples
  His dumpy women bathers at the Hermitage and the Leiden Museum sit under such trees, with Rembrandtian simplicity dabbling their feet in mere runnels of water.
  The steep slope locally has parallel V-shaped runnels normal to the shelf edge.
  Now the river is no more than a runnel, and his paintings articulate the artist's inner musings and memories.
  In general, he has a predilection for the rills and runnels of the past, the tributaries of history rather than what you might consider to be its mainstreams.
  In Pune, the oft-maligned Osho Community converted a polluted runnel into a green haven using nature's own sustainable, purifying, systems.
  From the sketches in Seilacher's paper, we learned that the black dots visible in our photographs might be holes that led straight down a fraction of an inch to a horizontal network of tubes or runnels just beneath the sediment surface.
2. 1.2 A small stream of a particular liquid.
  （液体的）细流
  a runnel of sweat
  一串汗珠。
  Example sentencesExamples
  His head snapped up, showing his tears trailing in runnels down his handsome face.
  The rivulets and runnels of Celtic Park are lined with the pictures, mementoes and iconography of former glory.
  Luther walked down the dusty streets of Cantrip, runnels of sweat trickling down his back.
  We snickered at the warm runnels of amber oil running down our forearms and dripping off our elbows as we savored the wonderful meat.
  ‘Amen,’ Joe echoed and bowed his head and tears slowly slid down his cheeks forming runnels through the dust that had coated his skin as a result of his labours.
  Water ran in runnels down his cheeks and dripped from his chin.
  Mr Spire seemed of the same mind and was washing his hands in a runnel of dew among a garble of tree roots.
  The sun's blaring in my eyes, sweat's trickling down my back in runnels, and he comes walking up the hill, a heavy jacket zipped up to the neck on this hot August day.
  Synonyms
  trickle, dribble, drip, drop, droplet, stream, rivulet

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a brook or rill): variant of dialect rindle, influenced by the verb run.

Rhymes

Chunnel, funnel, gunnel, gunwale, tunnel

Definition of runnel in US English:

runnel

nounˈrənlˈrənl

1A narrow channel in the ground for liquid to flow through.
Example sentencesExamples
- To accentuate the runnel, some flagstones along it were positioned bottom side up.
- In keeping with a project goal to make greening strategies visible to the public, the rainwater not retained by the vegetated roof is directed via surface runnels to water storage.
- What routes and courses might emerge from building little channels and runnels?
- Trickling water from a wall fountain flows through a stair-stepped runnel (water channel) into the patio below to provide soothing sound.
- A glass bottomed runnel, which collects water during the short and torrential rains, doubles as a skylight over a glass shower and over the guest room below.
1. 1.1 A brook or rill.
  小河，小溪
  Example sentencesExamples
  From the sketches in Seilacher's paper, we learned that the black dots visible in our photographs might be holes that led straight down a fraction of an inch to a horizontal network of tubes or runnels just beneath the sediment surface.
  Now the river is no more than a runnel, and his paintings articulate the artist's inner musings and memories.
  In Pune, the oft-maligned Osho Community converted a polluted runnel into a green haven using nature's own sustainable, purifying, systems.
  His dumpy women bathers at the Hermitage and the Leiden Museum sit under such trees, with Rembrandtian simplicity dabbling their feet in mere runnels of water.
  In general, he has a predilection for the rills and runnels of the past, the tributaries of history rather than what you might consider to be its mainstreams.
  The steep slope locally has parallel V-shaped runnels normal to the shelf edge.
2. 1.2 A small stream of a particular liquid.
  （液体的）细流
  a runnel of sweat
  一串汗珠。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The rivulets and runnels of Celtic Park are lined with the pictures, mementoes and iconography of former glory.
  We snickered at the warm runnels of amber oil running down our forearms and dripping off our elbows as we savored the wonderful meat.
  ‘Amen,’ Joe echoed and bowed his head and tears slowly slid down his cheeks forming runnels through the dust that had coated his skin as a result of his labours.
  The sun's blaring in my eyes, sweat's trickling down my back in runnels, and he comes walking up the hill, a heavy jacket zipped up to the neck on this hot August day.
  Water ran in runnels down his cheeks and dripped from his chin.
  His head snapped up, showing his tears trailing in runnels down his handsome face.
  Luther walked down the dusty streets of Cantrip, runnels of sweat trickling down his back.
  Mr Spire seemed of the same mind and was washing his hands in a runnel of dew among a garble of tree roots.
  Synonyms
  trickle, dribble, drip, drop, droplet, stream, rivulet

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting a brook or rill): variant of dialect rindle, influenced by the verb run.

词汇	runnel
释义	Definition of runnel in English: runnel noun ˈrʌn(ə)lˈrənl 1A gutter. 沟；水沟 muddy lanes with runnels for effluent Example sentencesExamples Trickling water from a wall fountain flows through a stair-stepped runnel (water channel) into the patio below to provide soothing sound. To accentuate the runnel, some flagstones along it were positioned bottom side up. In keeping with a project goal to make greening strategies visible to the public, the rainwater not retained by the vegetated roof is directed via surface runnels to water storage. What routes and courses might emerge from building little channels and runnels? A glass bottomed runnel, which collects water during the short and torrential rains, doubles as a skylight over a glass shower and over the guest room below. 1.1 A brook or rill. 小河，小溪 Example sentencesExamples His dumpy women bathers at the Hermitage and the Leiden Museum sit under such trees, with Rembrandtian simplicity dabbling their feet in mere runnels of water. The steep slope locally has parallel V-shaped runnels normal to the shelf edge. Now the river is no more than a runnel, and his paintings articulate the artist's inner musings and memories. In general, he has a predilection for the rills and runnels of the past, the tributaries of history rather than what you might consider to be its mainstreams. In Pune, the oft-maligned Osho Community converted a polluted runnel into a green haven using nature's own sustainable, purifying, systems. From the sketches in Seilacher's paper, we learned that the black dots visible in our photographs might be holes that led straight down a fraction of an inch to a horizontal network of tubes or runnels just beneath the sediment surface. 1.2 A small stream of a particular liquid. （液体的）细流 a runnel of sweat 一串汗珠。 Example sentencesExamples His head snapped up, showing his tears trailing in runnels down his handsome face. The rivulets and runnels of Celtic Park are lined with the pictures, mementoes and iconography of former glory. Luther walked down the dusty streets of Cantrip, runnels of sweat trickling down his back. We snickered at the warm runnels of amber oil running down our forearms and dripping off our elbows as we savored the wonderful meat. ‘Amen,’ Joe echoed and bowed his head and tears slowly slid down his cheeks forming runnels through the dust that had coated his skin as a result of his labours. Water ran in runnels down his cheeks and dripped from his chin. Mr Spire seemed of the same mind and was washing his hands in a runnel of dew among a garble of tree roots. The sun's blaring in my eyes, sweat's trickling down my back in runnels, and he comes walking up the hill, a heavy jacket zipped up to the neck on this hot August day. Synonyms trickle, dribble, drip, drop, droplet, stream, rivulet Origin Late 16th century (denoting a brook or rill): variant of dialect rindle, influenced by the verb run. Rhymes Chunnel, funnel, gunnel, gunwale, tunnel Definition of runnel in US English: runnel nounˈrənlˈrənl 1A narrow channel in the ground for liquid to flow through. Example sentencesExamples To accentuate the runnel, some flagstones along it were positioned bottom side up. In keeping with a project goal to make greening strategies visible to the public, the rainwater not retained by the vegetated roof is directed via surface runnels to water storage. What routes and courses might emerge from building little channels and runnels? Trickling water from a wall fountain flows through a stair-stepped runnel (water channel) into the patio below to provide soothing sound. A glass bottomed runnel, which collects water during the short and torrential rains, doubles as a skylight over a glass shower and over the guest room below. 1.1 A brook or rill. 小河，小溪 Example sentencesExamples From the sketches in Seilacher's paper, we learned that the black dots visible in our photographs might be holes that led straight down a fraction of an inch to a horizontal network of tubes or runnels just beneath the sediment surface. Now the river is no more than a runnel, and his paintings articulate the artist's inner musings and memories. In Pune, the oft-maligned Osho Community converted a polluted runnel into a green haven using nature's own sustainable, purifying, systems. His dumpy women bathers at the Hermitage and the Leiden Museum sit under such trees, with Rembrandtian simplicity dabbling their feet in mere runnels of water. In general, he has a predilection for the rills and runnels of the past, the tributaries of history rather than what you might consider to be its mainstreams. The steep slope locally has parallel V-shaped runnels normal to the shelf edge. 1.2 A small stream of a particular liquid. （液体的）细流 a runnel of sweat 一串汗珠。 Example sentencesExamples The rivulets and runnels of Celtic Park are lined with the pictures, mementoes and iconography of former glory. We snickered at the warm runnels of amber oil running down our forearms and dripping off our elbows as we savored the wonderful meat. ‘Amen,’ Joe echoed and bowed his head and tears slowly slid down his cheeks forming runnels through the dust that had coated his skin as a result of his labours. The sun's blaring in my eyes, sweat's trickling down my back in runnels, and he comes walking up the hill, a heavy jacket zipped up to the neck on this hot August day. Water ran in runnels down his cheeks and dripped from his chin. His head snapped up, showing his tears trailing in runnels down his handsome face. Luther walked down the dusty streets of Cantrip, runnels of sweat trickling down his back. Mr Spire seemed of the same mind and was washing his hands in a runnel of dew among a garble of tree roots. Synonyms trickle, dribble, drip, drop, droplet, stream, rivulet Origin Late 16th century (denoting a brook or rill): variant of dialect rindle, influenced by the verb run.
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