leat

British  

/ liːt /

noun

1. a trench or ditch that conveys water to a mill wheel

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Etymology

Origin of leat

Old English -gelǣt (as in wætergelǣt water channel), from _let ¹

Example Sentences

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leat

At leat 101,000 cusomters in Louisiana were without power by early Saturday afternoon.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2019

This "leat" was left incomplete, the terminus being three miles from St. Paul's; the Governor-General José de Oliveira Barbosa, attempted to restore it, but was prevented by considerations of cost.

From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton

I may never see thee more, mo run, but with each breath I draw Thou art still to me mavourneen, so an slainte leat gu bragh.

From Verses and Rhymes By the Way by Margaret Moran Dixon McDougall

But at the rate they are devouring their green stuff there will not be a leat, scarcely a stem left in another hour; and then?

From Birds in Town and Village by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

We felt more than repaid for our impulsive interest, and as we disappeared from sight a last 'Bannact dea leat!'

From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin