oxbow

ˈɒksboʊ

Definition

Definition of oxbow - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

channel shapeU-shaped bend in a river

The river's oxbow was visible from the mountain top..

loop

meander

river landform

TECH.

small curved lake from a cut-off meander

TECH.

We went fishing in the oxbow near the old bridge.

animal gear

Dated

collar of an ox yoke

Dated

The farmer adjusted the oxbow on the ox before plowing..

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Images of oxbow

U-shaped bend in a river
small curved lake from a cut-off meander
collar of an ox yoke

Expressions with oxbow

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oxbow lake

crescent-shaped lake formed from a cut-off river meander

The oxbow lake was teeming with wildlife.

Origin of oxbow

English, ox (animal) + bow (bend)

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billabong

geography

anabranch or oxbow lake in Australia

Examples of oxbow in a sentence

We kayaked around the oxbow.
The oxbow formed after the river changed course.
Birds nested around the tranquil oxbow.
The blacksmith crafted a sturdy oxbow.
An old oxbow was found in the barn.

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French:méandre, ancien méandre, ...
German:Flussschleife, Altarm, ...
Italian:meandro, lago a ferro di cavallo, ...
Spanish:meandro, meandro abandonado, ...
Portuguese:meandro, meandro abandonado, ...
Chinese:牛轭湖, 曲流湖, ...
Japanese:川の蛇行, 牛角湖, ...
Arabic:مُنْحَنًى قَوْسي, بُحَيْرَة مُنْعَطَفِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:עִיקּוּל פַּרְסָה, לָגוּנַת עִיקּוּל נָהָר, ...
Russian:излучина реки, старица, ...
Ukrainian:річкова петля, стариця, ...
Hindi:नदी का घुमाव, गोखुर झील, ...
Bengali:অশ্বক্ষুরাকৃতি বাঁক, অর্ধচন্দ্রাকার হ্রদ, ...
Catalan:meandre, llac en ferradura, ...
Czech:meandr, mrtvé rameno, ...
Danish:flodsløjfe, meandersø, ...
Dutch:rivierbocht, hoefijzermeer, ...
Greek:πεταλοειδής καμπή ποταμού, λιμνοπέταλο, ...
Hungarian:folyókanyarulat, holtág, ...
Khmer:កោងទន្លេរាងអក្សរយូ, បឹងអណ្ដូងសេះ, ...
Korean:강의 U자형 굽이, 우각호, ...
Persian:پیچان‌رود, دریاچه هلالی, ...
Polish:zakole rzeki, starorzecze, ...
Portuguese (BR):meandro, lago em ferradura, ...
Romanian:meandru, meandru tăiat, ...
Swedish:meander, korvsjö, ...
Thai:คุ้งน้ำ, ทะเลสาบรูปโค้งที่เกิดจากคุ้งน้ำเดิมของแม่น้ำถูกตัดขาด, ...
Turkish:menderes, menderes gölü, ...
Vietnamese:khúc uốn hình móng ngựa, hồ móng ngựa, ...

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