oxbow lake

noun

Meaning

A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

oxbow(English)oulton broad(English)lake of bays(English)lough(English)loch ossian(English)holm(English)lakeside(English)bay of quinte(English)

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