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Definition 2024

riverbed

riverbed

See also: river-bed and river bed

English

Alternative forms

Noun

riverbed ‎(plural riverbeds)

The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.

Synonyms

stream bed

Related terms

wadi

Translations

a river bottom

Catalan: buc (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 河床 (zh) ‎(héchuáng), 河槽 (zh) ‎(hécáo)
Classical Nahuatl: ānāntli
Dutch: rivierbedding (nl)
French: lit de rivière m
German: Flussbett (de) n

Italian: alveo (it)
Japanese: 河床 ‎(kashō)
Maori: whaiawa, kūkūpango, whakatakere
Portuguese: leito (pt) m
Romanian: albie (ro)
Russian: ру́сло (ru) n ‎(rúslo)
Spanish: cauce (es), lecho (es)