leat
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of leat
Old English -gelǣt (as in wætergelǣt water channel), from let 1
Example Sentences
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At leat 101,000 cusomters in Louisiana were without power by early Saturday afternoon.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2019
He had been showing his guests how superbly he could jump the leat, and had fallen into it.
From The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition by Turley, Charles
For the moment Tristram imagined that he must be in the midst of a sea-fight at the very leat.
From The Blue Pavilions by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
Well, it is all there, somehow, flowing inside life, like a stream that is added to a river, not like a leat drawn aside from the current.
From The Altar Fire by Benson, Arthur Christopher
The stamp-mill, lying to the extreme north of the actual workings, is supplied with water by a leat from the eastern Tákwá rivulet.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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