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Definition of Riverbed
1. Noun. A channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river.
Definition of Riverbed
1. Noun. The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Riverbed
1. the area covered or once covered by a river [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riverbed
Literary usage of Riverbed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archiprix International by Henk van der Veen (2005)
"The profile of the riverbed has been changed by covering it with sand. ...
The riverbed stretching from the Volga to the railroad is 1500 metres, ..."
2. Superfund And Mining Megasites: Lessons from the Coeur D'alene River Basin by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Monitoring has demonstrated that, during flood events, lead concentrations increase
in the river downstream of Cataldo and that riverbed sediments in the ..."
3. Landscapes of Western Crete by Jonnie Godfrey, Elizabeth Karslake (2002)
"Continue straight on from here, following the riverbed. ... At 40min the riverbed
swings left (northwest), and proceeds amongst smooth white boulders. ..."
4. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"Sometimes, the riverbed facies are seen to be rhythmically succeeded by ...
With the meandering of the riverbed along the floodplain, the floodplain ..."
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