river bottom
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river bottom
noun river bottoms · riverbottom
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The lowest part of a river, where the water meets the ground below.
A poler's feet never leave the deck. The climbing action simply exerts power to the river bottom, an action that moves the craft in an appropriate direction. The power of pushing off the bottom of the river is transferred to the craft through the soles of the poler's feet. It is a technique applied
Similar: riverbed
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The alluvial land along the margin of a river.
[Old Humpback:] "Every other day, after we have eaten up our rations, we march through a big door and the man gives us a brass check to exchange at the window for more. Every man, woman and child is given two pounds of meat and two more of flour or corn; and when we would not eat their bacon they se
Similar: bottomland, bottom, alluvial plain, floodplain
Talk about this word "river bottom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/river%20bottom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. river bottom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/river%20bottom "river bottom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/river%20bottom.Cite this
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title = {river bottom},
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