Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbɛd/
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- General-American
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[ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbeː]
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/ˈɹɪv.əˌbed/
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- Australia
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ˈɹɪvɚˌbɛd
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- US
Noun
The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
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Near-synonyms: streambed, creekbed
The Hang En tour involves a difficult daylong trek over limestone mountain paths and along riverbeds to the remote indigenous village of Ban Doong.
More examples (2)
Detailed laser surveys carried out by Network Rail revealed that fast-flowing water on the River Eden has caused parts of the riverbed to wash away, posing a risk to the viaduct foundations.
Potential signs of microbial life were found in a rock sample collected by the rover in 2024 from an ancient dry riverbed on Mars' Jezero Crater -- an area of rocky outcrops on the edges the Neretva Vallis, a river valley carved by water rushing to the canyon billions of years ago, NASA officials announced in a press conference on Wednesday.
Noun
a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
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