riverbed

Voir aussi : river bed, river-beds

Anglais

Étymologie

Composé de river et de bed.

Nom commun

Singulier	Pluriel
riverbed \Prononciation ?\	riverbeds \Prononciation ?\

riverbed \Prononciation ?\

1. (Hydrologie) Lit d’une rivière.
   • At first, people panned for nuggets of metal-rich stones in riverbeds (known as straming), then they began open-cast mining for the rocks (digging out the ore in large open pits), and eventually started to dig underground following the veins (or lodes). — (Mary-Ann Ochota, Hidden Histories : A Spotter’s Guide to the British Landscape, Frances Lincoln, 2018, page 56)

     La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)

Variantes orthographiques

• river-bed
• river bed

Synonymes

• stream bed

Prononciation

• (Received Pronunciation) \ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd\
• (General American) \ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbɛd\
• (General Australian) \ˈɹɪv.əˌbed\