preterlabent

adjective

pre·​ter·​la·​bent

ˌprētə(r)ˈlābənt

of a stream

: flowing beside or by

Word History

Etymology

Latin praeterlabent-, praeterlabens, present participle of praeterlabi to glide by, from praeter past, by, beyond + labi to glide

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