bed load

A form of bedload — The (large particles of) sediment carried along the bottom of a river or stream, rather than in the current.

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Meanings

nounbed load (usually uncountable, plural bed loads)

plural bed loads

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of bedload.
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bed load. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20load

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bed load,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20load.

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