STREAMBED


Meaning of STREAMBED in English

or stream channel

Any long, narrow, sloping depression on land that had been shaped by flowing water.

Streambeds can range in width from a few feet for a brook to several thousand feet for the largest rivers. The channel may or may not contain flowing water at any given time; some carry water only occasionally. Streambeds may be cut in bedrock or through sand, clay, silt, or other unconsolidated materials.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.