millstream

[ mil-streem ]
/ ˈmɪlˌstrim /

noun

the stream in a millrace.
millrace.

Origin of millstream

First recorded in 1805–15; mill1 + stream

Words nearby millstream

mills cross, mills grenade, mills of the gods grind slowly, millstone, millstone around one's neck, millstream, millville, millwheel, millwork, millwright, milly

Example sentences from the Web for millstream

  • The current was running along the side of the ship like a millstream.

    Fridtjof Nansen |Jacob B. Bull

  • Mitsos propped him up against the wall, and ran to get water from the millstream outside.

    The Vintage |Edward Frederic Benson

  • It sounded like a millstream, a brook swollen with rain, a tidal wave.

    The Confession of a Fool |August Strindberg

  • The path wound along a bank a couple of feet above the millstream.

    The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories |Ethel M. Dell

British Dictionary definitions for millstream

millstream
/ (ˈmɪlˌstriːm) /

noun

a stream of water used to turn a millwheel