streal

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/ˈstɹiːl/[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪi̯l][ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪi̯l]

noun

Beam, ray (e.g. of light).

OriginMiddle English strele ← Old English strǣl ← Proto-West Germanic *strālu →
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Meanings

nounstreal (plural streals)

plural streals · alternative dialectal strale · alternative obsolete streale

  1. rareBeam, ray (e.g. of light).
  2. SussexAn arrow.
  3. ScotlandUKAnything thrown or cast; a missile.

    With streals all wounded, with streals was I all wounded.

    1896, The Scottish Review, volume 27, page 299
  4. UKdialectalThe pupil of the eye.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*strēl-
  2. Proto-West Germanic*strālu“arrow, ray, beam”
  3. Old Englishstrǣl“beam, ray, arrow, shaft, dart, missile”
  4. Middle Englishstrele
  5. Englishstreal

From Middle English strele, stral, from Old English strǣl (“beam, ray, arrow, shaft, dart, missile”), from Proto-West Germanic *strālu (“arrow, ray, beam”), from Proto-Indo-European *strēl- *strēlā- (“arrow, beam”). Cognate with West Frisian striel (“arrow, dart, shaft”), Dutch straal (“radius, ray, beam, stream”), German Strahl (“beam, ray, spurt”), Swedish stråle (“beam, ray”), Icelandic strjál (“arrow”), Lithuanian strėlė (“arrow, dart, jib”), Russian стрела (strela, “arrow, dart”). See also streel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with streal

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Anagrams

slatersalterlaterslasterresaltstelarstraletralseTarsle
Cite this entry
APA

streal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/streal

MLA

“streal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/streal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “streal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/streal.

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