# riverbed

## Anglais

### Étymologie

    Composé de river et de bed.

### Nom commun

riverbed

* (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)

**Variantes orthographiques**

* river-bed
* river bed

**Synonymes**

* stream bed

### Prononciation

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