A small stream or rill, typically one that flows through marshy ground and is often dry in summer.
〈苏格兰，北英格兰〉（尤指流过沼泽地的、夏季常干涸的）小溪
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The tumult here of the combined roaring from Glendue Burn, which was in full spate, and the springs and sikes that were joining it was quite deafening and the air was filled with spray.
The sike is almost dry but erosion and wetland plants show its position in the dip.
As we descended the Common toward Glendue Burn the Pennine Way actually shared its route with a sike, which seemed to be carrying the excess water from the moor in the direction of Glendue Burn, the same way that we were traveling.