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Vinony

riverbed

noun

  1. ground under a river
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd/ / /ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbɛd/ / [ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbeː]

noun

Etymology: From river + bed. Compare Dutch rivierbedding (“riverbed”), German Flussbett (“riverbed”), Swedish flodbädd (“riverbed”).

  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”

    “The Hang En tour involves a difficult daylong trek over limestone mountain paths and along riverbeds to the remote indigenous village of Ban Doong.”