streambed

[ streem-bed ]

/ ˈstrimˌbɛd /

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noun

the channel in which a stream flows or formerly flowed.

Nearby words

streaky, stream, stream capture, stream of consciousness, stream-of-consciousness, streambed, streamer, streamer fly, streamflow, streaming, streaming movement

Origin of streambed

First recorded in 1855–60; stream + bed

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Examples from the Web for streambed

Morning dawned gloomily; there was a light mist hanging over the streambed, and much of the sky was turgid with clouds.
Attrition|Jim Wannamaker