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streambed

stream·bed

uncommon

noun

1.

a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream

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Origin

From stream + bed. Compare Dutch stroombed (“channel, streambed”), German Strombett (“channel”), Swedish strömbädd (“gully, ditch”).

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