riverbed
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈrɪvərˌbɛd/
:
lecho del río
- Halfway down the hill, the riverbed was joined by another creek.
- a dry riverbed
Dried riverbeds, river deltas, flood plains.
- Dried riverbeds, river deltas, flood plains.
- And then it just cuts to a video and there's just these Afghanis walking near a dry riverbed, and then there's a carpet bomb.
- So it's not just a bird or or that antelope, it's that bird that roosts in that Bush and flies down the riverbed in the morning and back up the Southern Bank.
- So we're moving the bubble from the sand, which at some points can be the riverbed, to the luscious green grass for safety reasons.
- It's like a, a riverbed that led up to up to this village.
Examples
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About a quarter of the river's silt settles to the riverbed, filling in the channel.
Academic text (1992) -
Before the dam, this was a dry riverbed.
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"When the riverbed is dry, we will come to feed."
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Take cover along the riverbed.
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Clouds of dust rose from the riverbed, where a group of kids were playing soccer.
Academic text (2007) -
The water level, lowered by years of drought, left most of the riverbed exposed and dry.
Academic text (2001) -
His shoeless hooves gripped the round, slippery stones covering the riverbed, which was almost dry.
Fiction book (1995) -
The media highlights the parched lands, dry riverbeds, springs, and falling groundwater tables across the world daily.
Academic text (2008) -
The children played along the riverbed, where the water used to flow.
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During the dry season, the riverbed became a favorite spot for picnics.
Synonyms
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5.2
The bottom layer of earth or rock that supports a road
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2.9
The ground at the lowest part of a river channel where water flows
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4.9
The ground where a river flows now or used to flow
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Etymology
The word riverbed is made from the common words river ('flowing water') and bed ('place to lie'), so imagine the 'bed' where the river lies. So, riverbed means the ground at the bottom of a river where the water flows or once flowed.