lakebed

lakebed
   1) The bottom of a lake; a lake basin.
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   2) [ relict ]
   The flat to gently undulating, exposed ground underlain or composed of fine-grained sediments deposited in a former lake.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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