lakelet

Example Sentences

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From the summit of the forest ledge which rises from the southern shore, the lakelet seems a foliage-framed patch of the firmament.

From Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

The gallant little yacht charged the neck of ice like a living creature, hit it fair, cut right through, and scattered the fragments right and left as she sailed majestically into the lakelet beyond.

From The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

It is claimed by a Frenchman, who has fenced and locked it, placed a boat on the lakelet and seats on the mossy bank under the maple trees, and charges a dollar admission fee.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

So far as I know, it is the smallest area of water in the world that bears the name of lake; and it is also one of the rarest gems of the lakelet world.

From Wild Life on the Rockies by Mills, Enos Abijah

This road ran along the end of our lakelet, Nethermere, for about a quarter of a mile.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)