lakelet

Example Sentences

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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

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

The road wound picturesquely through the grove to a bridged driveway that separated the lakelet into two parts.

From Winning the Wilderness by Marchand, J. N.

The long, narrow lakelet sparkled beneath the morning sun.

From The Girl From Tim's Place by Munn, Charles Clark

After a delightful stroll of a mile or more, we emerge from the wood and see the lovely lakelet "smiling upon its neighbor pines."

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