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river-bed

river-bed is the alternative form of riverbed.

Meaning of riverbed

Noun

riverbed (plural riverbeds)

  1. The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
    • Near-synonyms: streambed, creekbed

Forms of river-bed

pluralriver-beds

Questions about river-bed

What is river-bed the alternative form of?
River-bed is the alternative form of riverbed.

Words near river-bed in the dictionary

  1. river warblers
  2. river water
  3. river waters
  4. river way
  5. river ways
  6. river-bed
  7. river-beds
  8. river-boat
  9. river-bush
  10. river-dragon
  11. river-dragons

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