"streambed" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: streambeds [plural]
Etymology: From stream + bed. Compare Dutch stroombed (“channel, streambed”), German Strombett (“channel”), Swedish strömbädd (“gully, ditch”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stream|bed}} stream + bed, {{cog|nl|stroombed|t=channel, streambed}} Dutch stroombed (“channel, streambed”), {{cog|de|Strombett|t=channel}} German Strombett (“channel”), {{cog|sv|strömbädd|t=gully, ditch}} Swedish strömbädd (“gully, ditch”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} streambed (plural streambeds)
  1. A channel through which a stream flows or used to flow. Hyponyms: creek bed Related terms: creekbed, lakebed, oceanbed, riverbed, seabed Translations (channel through with a stream flows): stroombedding [feminine] (Dutch), stroombed [neuter] (Dutch), uoma (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-streambed-en-noun-4wQ7btAp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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