mountain brook
Small alpine waterway
A mountain brook is a small stream flowing down a mountainside or through mountain terrain.
The phrase evokes clear, cold water moving swiftly over rocks—the kind of setting associated with pristine wilderness: We stopped to drink from a mountain brook.
Brook alone means the same thing; mountain specifies the setting.
- streamSteady continuous flow
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- rushingRapid forward movement
- rushing waterFast-moving liquid flow
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