Meaning & use
Creekbed
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The channel or hollow through which a creek flows, especially when it is dry or nearly dry.
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By late summer, the creekbed was little more than cracked mud and scattered stones.
Hikers followed the dry creekbed down into the canyon.
A note on using this word
A creekbed can fill rapidly during flash floods even when it appears completely dry.
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streambedwatercourse
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