leat

British

/ liːt /

noun

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

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2019

Both little shrill voices were obsequious with the information that he had gone towards the leat.

From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)

Le; leam, leat, m. leis. leinn, leibh, leo. f. leatha.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander

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

Ta me reidh leat go ndeantar comhra caol!

From Messer Marco Polo by Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald

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