creek bed

noun

The bed of a creek.

Similar
streambed
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Meanings

nouncreek bed (plural creek beds)

plural creek beds · alternative creekbed

  1. The bed of a creek.
  2. The dry channel that was formerly the path of a stream.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream

Similar
streambed
Broader
bedbottom
Also see
streambed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From creek + bed.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 乾涸河道 /干涸河道, 故道
  • 乾涸河道 /干涸河道 (gānhé hédào)dry channel
  • 故道 (gùdào)dry channel
  • 河床 (héchuáng)bed of a stream
  • 溪床 (xīchuáng)bed of a stream
Dutch bedding, bed
  • beddingdry channel
  • beddry channel
  • beddingbed of a stream
  • bedbed of a stream
Finnish puron uoma, puron pohja
  • puron uomadry channel
  • puron pohjabed of a stream
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APA

creek bed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creek%20bed

MLA

“creek bed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creek%20bed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creek bed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creek%20bed.

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