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Definition of
runnel noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
runnel
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈrʌnl
/
/
(
formal
or
literary
)
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a small stream or channel
The tears made runnels down her makeup.
the dark alleyways and runnels of the city
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runnel
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