Also means
riverbed
Usage Note
Lecho is more literary and formal than everyday cama; you'd encounter it in news reporting on flood damage (lecho del río, riverbed) or in literary prose describing a deathbed (lecho de muerte). The riverbed sense is particularly common in geography and environmental journalism.
Examples
"El lecho del río estaba completamente seco."
Natural Translation
The riverbed was completely dry.

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