noun
- the channel or bottom of a stream where water flows or has flowed
Examples
- The dry streambed showed evidence of recent flooding.
- Smooth rocks lined the shallow streambed.
- Fish spawned in the gravel of the streambed.
- Heavy rains carved a new path in the streambed.
- Wildflowers grew along the edges of the old streambed.
- The geologist studied sediment layers in the streambed.