Definition of riverbed
: the channel occupied by a river
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Like a catfish trolling the bottom of the riverbed for food, Winnie snatched any morsel that fell on the floor.
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Water levels of the Tigris have decreased significantly since June 1, spreading panic among Iraqis who in some places were able to cross the riverbed on foot.
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As The Gisborne Herald reports, the remains of the village were found in the present-day city of Gisborne, via an 8-foot-deep excavation on the edge of an old riverbed.
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In winter, the ice insulates the riverbed from 40-below-zero air, creating a sanctuary at a time unfriendly for most life forms.
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Police officers inspect the site of an accident after a truck carrying wedding party guests plunged into a dry riverbed in Ranghola village in Bhavnagar district, in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
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The Sheriff's Department says the 17-year-old victim's body was found Wednesday afternoon in a riverbed area in South El Monte.
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Huryn and his colleagues have probed and sampled and aimed radars at the ice and the underlying riverbed.
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The man fled from officers to a nearby riverbed while brandishing a pickaxe, and San Diego police responded to assist.
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First Known Use of riverbed
1781
RIVERBED Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of riverbed for English Language Learners
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: the ground at the bottom of a river
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