riverbed

noun

riv·​er·​bed ˈri-vər-ˌbed How to pronounce riverbed (audio)
: the channel occupied by a river

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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked. Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025 Some had been buried in a riverbed, their pages caked in mud. Teele Rebane, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025 The riverbed’s dry foliage has been getting drier and outreach workers have been warning people against building fires for cooking. Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025 Annie Schlechter The Living Room: The wood base of the coffee table came from a riverbed in Maine. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for riverbed 

Word History

First Known Use

1781, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of riverbed was in 1781

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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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riverbed

noun
riv·​er·​bed -ˌbed How to pronounce riverbed (audio)
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river

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