riverbedn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvəbɛd/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvərˌbɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, bed n.

Etymology: < river n.¹ + bed n. (compare sense 9 at that entry). Compare French lit de rivière (1723 or earlier), German Flussbett (1777 or earlier as Flußbett).

The bottom of the channel in which a river flows.

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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > river-bed

flood-womba1382

bottomc1400

river bottom1662

pole ground1773

riverbed1781

torrent-bed1867

1781 J. Rennell Bengal Atlas sig. B This steep Bank..is always found on the concave Side of the River Bed.

1816 H. Pottinger Trav. Beloochistan & Sinde v. 303 In my journey across the sandy desert, I passed a river bed..which was at least a quarter of a mile in breadth.

1832 Ld. Tennyson Mariana in South in Poems (new ed.) 23 The riverbed was dusty-white.

1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. v. 116 The delicious water from the sediment of the river-bed.

1899 Q. Rev. July 61 The country from the river-bed to hill-top was densely cultivated.

1933 Discovery June 204/1 The nalas and river beds were parched, awaiting the flood.

1971 Oz May 7/2 Its hills and valleys are full of hippies, and freaks, camping along the river beds.

1997 Sight & Sound Jan. 50/4 The fugitives in their car take off along a dried-up riverbed amid a wild gallop of Navajo horsemen.

2000 D. Sear et al. in M. C. Acreman Hydrol. of U.K. i. iii. 72 The River Sence..was not straightened, but had the river bed lowered and the banks pulled back to improve land drainage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riverbed
释义	riverbedn. Brit. /ˈrɪvəbɛd/, U.S. /ˈrɪvərˌbɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: river n.¹, bed n. Etymology: < river n.¹ + bed n. (compare sense 9 at that entry). Compare French lit de rivière (1723 or earlier), German Flussbett (1777 or earlier as Flußbett). The bottom of the channel in which a river flows. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > river-bed flood-womba1382 bottomc1400 river bottom1662 pole ground1773 riverbed1781 torrent-bed1867 1781 J. Rennell Bengal Atlas sig. B This steep Bank..is always found on the concave Side of the River Bed. 1816 H. Pottinger Trav. Beloochistan & Sinde v. 303 In my journey across the sandy desert, I passed a river bed..which was at least a quarter of a mile in breadth. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Mariana in South in Poems (new ed.) 23 The riverbed was dusty-white. 1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. v. 116 The delicious water from the sediment of the river-bed. 1899 Q. Rev. July 61 The country from the river-bed to hill-top was densely cultivated. 1933 Discovery June 204/1 The nalas and river beds were parched, awaiting the flood. 1971 Oz May 7/2 Its hills and valleys are full of hippies, and freaks, camping along the river beds. 1997 Sight & Sound Jan. 50/4 The fugitives in their car take off along a dried-up riverbed amid a wild gallop of Navajo horsemen. 2000 D. Sear et al. in M. C. Acreman Hydrol. of U.K. i. iii. 72 The River Sence..was not straightened, but had the river bed lowered and the banks pulled back to improve land drainage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1781
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