streambed
[ streem-bed ]
/ ˈstrimˌbɛd /
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noun
the channel in which a stream flows or formerly flowed.
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Words nearby streambed
streak culture, streaking, streak plate, streaky, stream, streambed, streamer, streamer fly, streamflow, streaming, streaming movement
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Example sentences from the Web for streambed
Chevron corralled the oil in a dry streambed, and within days the flow petered out.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublicaA web of surface expressions quickly developed, with continuous oil pools forming in the streambed.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublicaMorning dawned gloomily; there was a light mist hanging over the streambed, and much of the sky was turgid with clouds.
Attrition|Jim WannamakerThen they topped the bank of a wide shallow dry streambed and saw the remnants of other safari below them.
The Leopard Woman|Stewart Edward White