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rill |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rill \Rill\ (r[i^]l), n. [Cf. LG rille a small channel or brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE rigol a small brook, F. rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a little ditch. [root]11.] 1. A very small brook; a streamlet. 2. (Astron.) See {Rille}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rill \Rill\, v. i. To run a small stream. [R.] --Prior. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rill n 1: a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) 2: a small stream [syn: {rivulet}, {run}, {runnel}, {streamlet}]
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