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Meanings of riverbed in anglès

portuguès
leito
català
llera
espanyol
lecho

A channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river.

        llera
        Usage of riverbed in anglès
        1
        The trees are, in effect, growing on top of the original riverbed.
        Empty mile
        2
        How was it possible that the riverbed was dry after those rains?
        The half-made world
        3
        Dark water gushed and gurgled past their feet along the cobblestone riverbed.
        Dragons of autumn twilight
        4
        It then pulled him out of the riverbed and let him go.
        Ecological intelligence: rediscovering ourselves in nature (easy...
        5
        The sheep are well suited to the dryland riverbed-type country in Canterbury.
        Radio NZ
        6
        The air in the drained riverbed was becoming thicker and more condensed.
        A Cavern of Black Ice
        7
        Fred nosed his craft over the steaming rocks of the dry riverbed.
        First Strike
        8
        The riverbed was strewn with boulders-someas big as the Consul's ship.
        The Hyperion Cantos
        9
        His eyes were like washed-out riverbed stones, almost transparent, piercing and haunted.
        A quiet vendetta
        10
        Yeah, got dead drunk, passed out in the bottom of the riverbed.
        Chinatown
        11
        He glanced at me, winced, and returned his attention to the riverbed ahead.
        Seize the night
        12
        He warned as many people as would listen, and some left the riverbed.
        The day the falls stood still
        13
        The crescent moon threw a pale light over the dry riverbed.
        From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
        14
        I'll meet you anywhere you say, on the bottom of the riverbed, even.
        Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
        15
        Westland Mayor Bruce Smith defended the council's monitoring of the riverbed.
        Radio NZ
        16
        We've got to work the gangs all night and clean up the riverbed.
        The Bridge-Builders
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        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common