bedload en · NOUN
Etymology
From bed + load.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The (large particles of) sediment carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current.
To more effectively measure annual sediment yield (including bedload), sample basins should ideally terminate in a reservoir to trap sediment, including bedload.
2000 July 14, Stanley W. Trimble, Pierre Crosson, “LAND USE: U.S. Soil Erosion Rates--Myth and Reality”, in Science, volume 289, number 5477, →DOI, pages 248–250:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedloads | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bed load | alternative | lexicographic |