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Meaning of "leat" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEAT

Old English -gelǣt (as in wætergelǣt water channel), from let1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LEAT

liːt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leat

A leat is the name, common in the south and west of England and in Wales, for an artificial watercourse or aqueduct dug into the ground, especially one supplying water to a watermill or its mill pond. Other common uses for leats include delivery of water for mineral washing and concentration, for irrigation, to serve a dye works or other industrial plant, and provision of drinking water to a farm or household or as a catchment cut-off to improve the yield of a reservoir. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, leat is cognate with let in the sense of "allow to pass through". Other names for the same thing include fleam. In parts of northern England, for example around Sheffield, the equivalent word is goit. In southern England, a leat used to supply water for water-meadow irrigation is often called a carrier, top carrier, or main.

Definition of leat in the English dictionary

The definition of leat in the dictionary is a trench or ditch that conveys water to a mill wheel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEAT

beat · complete · delete · eat · elite · feat · feet · heat · meat · meet · petite · repeat · seat · sheet · street · suite · sweet · treat · tweet · visite

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEAT

leastwise · leather · leather bar · leather beetle · leather goods · leatherback · leatherbound · leatherette · leatherhead · leatheriness · leathering · leatherjacket · leatherleaf · leatherlike · leathern · leatherneck · leathers · leatherwood · leathery · leathery turtle

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEAT

back seat · backseat · cheat · child seat · defeat · great · heartbeat · hot seat · in the driver´s seat · neat · offbeat · peat · preheat · retreat · sweat · the heat · threat · to be in the driver´s seat · upbeat · wheat

Synonyms and antonyms of leat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEAT

Find out the translation of leat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of leat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leat» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

真皮休闲包
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

leat
570 millions of speakers
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English

leat
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

leat
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصنوعة من ال
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Лист
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

leat
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

leat
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

lEAT
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Leat
190 millions of speakers
de

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leat
180 millions of speakers
ja

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LEAT
130 millions of speakers
ko

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회복과
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Leat
85 millions of speakers
vi

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leat
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

leat
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लीट
75 millions of speakers
tr

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leat
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

leat
65 millions of speakers
pl

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leat
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

лист
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

leat
30 millions of speakers
el

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παραπλήσιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

leat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEAT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEAT»

Discover the use of leat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Assessing Children's Vision: A Handbook
Practical and functional, yet thoroughly referenced, this book will become indispensible to all optometrists (whether students or practitioners), orthoptists, educationalists, parents and carers.
Susan J. Leat, Rosalyn H. Shute, Carol A. Westall, 1999
2
Exploring Employee Relations
Mike Leat. Heery, E., 1996. The new New Unionism. In Beardwell, I. (ed.), Contemporary Industrial Relations: A Critical Analysis. Oxford. Hendry, G., 1994. Human Resource Strategies for International Growth. Routledge. Herzberg, F., 1966.
Mike Leat, 2012
3
Human resource issues of the European Union
This core text addresses human resource issues, dilemmas and developments within the EU. Part One is concerned with contexts.
Mike Leat, 1998
4
Southern England
Devonport Leat mouth, the expansion of Plymouth Dock and Stoke Town, now known as Devonport, required another source further within Dartmoor. Powers for this second leat were obtained by the proprietors of the Plymouth Dock ...
R. A. Otter, 1994
5
Creative Philanthropy: Toward a New Philanthropy for the ...
Toward a New Philanthropy for the Twenty-First Century Dean Professor of Sociology Helmut K Anheier, Professor, Helmut K. Anheier, Diana Leat. packages, trustee compensation, and so on (National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ...
Dean Professor of Sociology Helmut K Anheier, Professor, Helmut K. Anheier, Diana Leat, 2006
6
My Little Garden of Eden: I'm God, We're All Gods
Knifeman Leat had a nice one move to get around you with the ball that makes you look stupid. When people chase after him with the ball, he would suddenly cutback with the ball then immediately cutback to continue moving forward with the ...
Junior Mendez, 2010
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Private Funds, Public Purpose: Philanthropic Foundations in ...
As in other areas of research, the location of organizations within the voluntary nonprofit sector should not be allowed to obscure the exploration of similarities and differences between organizations across sectors (Leat, 1993).
Helmut K. Anheier, Stefan Toepler, 1999
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The India Directory, Or, Directions for Sailing to and from ...
Pulo Leat. Alceste Rock. Coral spits near Pulo LeatTo enter Macclesfield Strait from northward. 20 fathoms, but a rocky bank or ridge projects from it to the eastward about a quarter of a mile, with 6, 7, 10, and 15 fathoms on its eastern extremity ...
‎1841
9
To the Actor
and of the boundary between two woelds, which only a Leat and not a Gloucester can cross, 5. Now ler us try a similat breakdown of the short scene where Gonetil and Regan sweat theit love to Leat (Act I, Scene 1). The ourer form of this ...
Michael Chekhov, 2002
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The Law Times Reports: Containing All the Cases Argued and ...
At the time when the disputes arose which led to the present action the plt.'s works were watered by two streams, one called the Clear-water leat, used for washing the clay, and the other called the Foulwater leat, used for washing away the ...
‎1866

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tiverton's Leat could soon be on the move again - Mid Devon Gazette
THE Tiverton Town Leat could soon be running through the town once more after investigations into the whereabouts of the missing water ... «Tiverton Mid Devon Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Parrish Art Museum Midsummer Party elegant and expansive | www …
... Anne Huntington, Tony Ingrao, Randy Kemper, Chad A. Leat, Howard Lorber, Nicole Miller, Jean and Martin Shafiroff and Barbara Slifka, and ... «Palm Beach Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Braves SP Julio Teheran unable to get out of the fifth on Friday …
This was Teheran's shortest outing since May 26, as he had gone at leat six innings in eight straight starts. Topics: Julio Teheran, Rumor, ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
4
White Building Residents Worried About Eviction
Resident Leat Chenda, 30, said she believed the safety warning and advice to temporarily move out were an attempt to steal her property. «The Cambodia Daily, Jul 15»
5
Traditional media remain key for government comms during bird flu …
Paul Leat, chief comms officer at Defra, told PRWeek its three-pronged PR approach involved confirming the outbreak as soon as possible, ... «PR Week, Jul 15»
6
Stoke City: Potters show their Premier class away from the pitch
Community offers Ben Gibson and Warren Leat have also travelled to work alongside the other Premier League sides to promote the Premier ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Gregor proves he's piping hot
Gregor led the High School's Fusion Band to victory and even arranged the winning music which was a traditional medley called “Slan Leat” ... «Milngavie Herald, Jul 15»
8
Conor McGregor to strike it rich after fight with Chad Mendes at UFC …
The band held their fists in the air in front of a message that read: #TeamMcGregor – Go n-eiri an bothar leat,” meaning “May the road rise with ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
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​Stoke City on Tour: Potters want to make a difference – even after …
Hughes was at the Jalan Besar Stadium this morning to work with Stoke coaches Ben Gibson and Warren Leat and field questions from the ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Follow Doctors' Prescription, Nigerian Midwives Told
... and equitably deploy the Sexual and Reproductive Maternal and Newborn Health (SRMNH) workforce to cover at leat 837.4 million antenatal ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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