HyperDic: oxbow_lake

English > 1 sense of the expression oxbow lake:
NOUNobjectoxbow lakea crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
English > oxbow lake: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel.
BroaderlakeA body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

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