riverbed
The path where a river runs, or where a river once ranThe path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
» The riverbed has almost dried out.
Das Flussbett ist fast ausgetrocknet.
Meaning
1 sensesThe path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
Near-synonyms: streambed, creekbed
Flussbett
ру́слоrúslo
русло́rusló, рі́чищеríčyšče, кори́тоkorýto
- a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
Examples
4 sentencesThe riverbed has almost dried out.
deDas Flussbett ist fast ausgetrocknet. — Melang
This restaurant is located on the riverbed.
Layers of sediment lay at the bottom of the riverbed.
The riverbed is rocky.
Translations
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Origin
From river + bed. Compare Dutch rivierbedding (“riverbed”), German Flussbett (“riverbed”),From river + bed. Compare Dutch rivierbedding (“riverbed”), German Flussbett (“riverbed”), Swedish flodbädd (“riverbed”).
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Forms
plural: riverbedsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river:river bottom