Great Bend

noun

Turning southward, he reached the Arkansaw river at the present site of Great Bend.

It stands on a slight eminence near the Dee, which winds round it in a great bend.

Toward noon the stream swept around in a great bend, and as Burt stared ahead he caught a wild shout from Critch.

Immediately beyond the Great Bend, a row of cabins, built for consumptive patients, commences.

Turning sharply in a southwesterly direction, it describes what is known as "The Great Bend," in which there are two cataracts.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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