/ ˈrʌnl; NAmE / noun
( formal or literary ) a small stream or channel
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (denoting a brook or rill): variant of dialect rindle , influenced by the verb run .
/ ˈrʌnl; NAmE / noun
( formal or literary ) a small stream or channel
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (denoting a brook or rill): variant of dialect rindle , influenced by the verb run .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005