lakelet

Example Sentences

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In that early hour before the ripples had stirred the surface, this lakelet at the foot of the Half Dome was worthy of all its romantic fame.

From The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras by Fisher, Frederick Vining

Many a gentle slope spread, as it were, a turfy apron in which reposed a little pool or lakelet.

From A Year in the Fields by Burroughs, John

The third stream is but little more than a rivulet of a mile in length, has no clearly defined course, and is the outlet of a small pond or lakelet to the south-westward.

From Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier by Owens, John Algernon

Near by we came upon a steaming pool, or lakelet, of an acre or more in extent.

From Camping with President Roosevelt by Burroughs, John

She tethered her pony to graze by the roadside, and with her drawing board on a slender easel she stood on the driveway across the lakelet, busy for awhile with her paints and pencil.

From Winning the Wilderness by Marchand, J. N.