"bedload" meaning in All languages combined

See bedload on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bedloads [plural]
Etymology: From bed + load. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bed|load}} bed + load Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bedload (countable and uncountable, plural bedloads)
  1. (hydrology, geology) The (large particles of) sediment carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Hydrology Synonyms: bed load Coordinate_terms: suspended load, wash load

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Alternative forms

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