runnel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small stream
    run; rill; rivulet; streamlet.

WordNet

Run"nel noun
Etymology
From Run. Cf. Rundle.
Definitions
  1. A rivulet or small brook.
    Buddling rundels joined the sound. Collins.
    By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow runnels, in which one can see the minnows swimming. Masson.

Webster 1913