lakebed
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- noun
- /ˈleɪkˌbɛd/
:
fondo del lago
- There's a herd of antelope heading across the dry lakebed.
- an ancient lakebed
Examples
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In the 1950s, a Japanese botanist discovered viable lotus seeds in an Ice Age lakebed.
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A few miles from here, this lakebed existed in a dry state, void of life for many years.
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It is held on an ancient lakebed in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
Blog text (8) -
I am soon bumping through sagebrush and snow across a rutted, dry lakebed that has been empty for the past 15,000 years.
Academic text (2008) -
The plateau rings an ancient lakebed stretching from the Cascades east to Idaho and from northeastern Oregon to Canada.
Academic text (1999) -
After years of drought, the lake had dried up, revealing a vast lakebed covered in cracked earth.
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The biologist collected soil samples from the lakebed to study the unique ecosystem that existed there.
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During the summer, the lakebed became a popular hiking destination, with families exploring the exposed ground.
Synonyms
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Ground under the water at the lowest part of a lake
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lakebed comes from the words lake and bed, where 'bed' means 'a place where something rests'. So, lakebed is the ground where the lake rests — the bottom of the lake whether it is underwater or dry.