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rill 1. a brook or stream; rivulet 2. a small channel or gulley, such as one formed during soil erosion 3. one of many winding cracks on the moon rill [ril] (astronomy) A crooked, narrow crack on the moon's surface; may be a kilometer or more in width and a few to several hundred kilometers in length. Also spelled rille. (geology) A small, transient runnel. (hydrology) A small brook or stream. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At length Uncas, whose activity had enabled him to achieve his portion of the task the soonest, raked the earth across the turbid little rill which ran from the spring, and diverted its course into another channel. Hence he determined to abandon himself to the stream of feeling, and perhaps was surprised to find what an exceedingly shallow rill it was. I felt assured now of what it was, and from the bottom of my heart I pitied this last feeble rill from the great flood of humanity. |
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