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lakebed

American  
[leyk-bed] / ˈleɪkˌbɛd /
Or lake bed

noun

  1. the bottom or floor of a lake.


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To answer that question, the researchers examined three types of geochemical markers preserved in lakebed sediments.

From Science Daily Apr. 27, 2026

The remarkably well-preserved fossil skeleton was uncovered in ancient lakebed sediments at Haughton Crater on Devon Island in Nunavut.

From Science Daily Mar. 24, 2026

“The playa,” a nearly six-square-mile patch on a 200-mile Pleistocene era lakebed, is what Burners call the festival zone.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2025

The prehistoric lakebed is located about 100 miles west of Salt Lake City, and saw its first motorised race in 1914.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

The lakebed was on a mission to bury the base, the men, and all of their planes, and it was succeeding.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

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