Etymology

rille

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Today it means: A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. Full definition →

German Rille
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  1. German · borrowed fromRille
  2. German · borrowed fromRille
  3. English todayrille

Borrowed from German Rille (“channel”).

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