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lakebed en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈleɪk.bɛd/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From lake + bed.

Meanings

  1. The bottom of a lake, especially after the lake has gone dry.
    • Where the viaduct crosses the lake, the piles will be bored directly into the lakebed, using a cofferdam to hold back the water while the pier is built. 2022 January 12, “Network News: First pier cast for HS2's Colne Valley Viaduct”, in RAIL, number 948, page 10:

Forms

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Relateds

seabed · creekbed · streambed · riverbed · oceanbed

Translations (4)

sv sjöbotten (the bottom of a lake) · taa benh k'a (the bottom of a lake) · mi papamoana (the bottom of a lake) · nb innsjøbunn (the bottom of a lake)