lakebed

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UK, US/ˈleɪk.bɛd/

noun

The bottom of a lake, especially after the lake has gone dry.

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Meanings

nounlakebed (plural lakebeds)

plural lakebeds

  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

Origin

From lake + bed.

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Translations

Māori papamoana
  • papamoanathe bottom of a lake
Norwegian Bokmål innsjøbunn
  • innsjøbunnthe bottom of a lake
Swedish sjöbotten
  • sjöbottenthe bottom of a lake
Cite this entry
APA

lakebed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakebed

MLA

“lakebed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakebed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lakebed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lakebed.

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