Spruit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spruit is a noun meaning (South Africa) A small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer.
Meaning
(South Africa) A small headstream; a stream flowing through a village, dry in summer.
Example Sentences
Though there is such a poor prospect for public irrigation schemes, the country seems, on the whole, fairly well watered in years of normal rainfall, and there are many springs and "spruits," or rivulets, more or less permanent.
Word Forms
- spruits
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sloot, spur, spout, stream, strind, sourveld.
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