riverbed
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| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| riverbed \Prononciation ?\ |
riverbeds \Prononciation ?\ |
riverbed \Prononciation ?\
- (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)
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- (Received Pronunciation) \ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛd\
- (General American) \ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbɛd\
- (General Australian) \ˈɹɪv.əˌbed\