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Meaning of riverbed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd

Definitions

  1. mother
  2. The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
  3. mother (source or origin)
  4. mother (nun)
  5. dregs (of a drink)

Equivalents

العربية قاع النهر
Azərbaycanca çaylaq məcra
Беларуская рэ́чышча
Български корито
Bosanski korito корито
Català buc llit
Čeština řečiště
Deutsch Flussbett
Ελληνικά πάτος
Español cauce lecho madre
Français lit de rivière
עברית אפיק
Hrvatski korito корито
Magyar folyómeder
Italiano alveo greto letto
日本語 川床 川底 河床 河底
Қазақша арна
한국어 하상
Kurdî mecra
Македонски корито
Polski denny koryto
Português leito
Română albie
Русский ру́сло
Shqip amull
Српски korito корито
Svenska flodbädd
Türkçe akak mecra yatak
Українська корито річище русло

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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