meandering stream

Scientific  

/ mē-ăn′dər-ĭng /

1. A stream consisting of successive meanders. Meandering streams develop in relatively flat areas, such as a floodplain, and where sediment consists primarily of fine sands, silts, and muds.

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Example Sentences

In a sometimes meandering stream of consciousness, he took prosecutors on a colorful tour of his life with the occasional disquisition on the history of the Gutenberg printing press and Richard M. Nixon’s 1960 election defeat.

From New York Times

In the woods behind Wolf Trap’s temporarily idled amphitheater, the observant hiker can explore with ears as well as eyes: the ruffle of a bird in the underbrush, the splash of a turtle into Farm Pond, the flourish of a trumpet along a meandering stream.

From Washington Post

Lush gardens, koi ponds and a meandering stream fill out the grounds.

From Los Angeles Times

“The modern, incised, meandering stream is an artifact of the rise and fall of mid-Atlantic streams in response to human manipulation of stream valleys for water power,” they wrote.

From Science Magazine

His tweeted trash talk, his meandering stream of consciousness media availabilities and his shameless embrace of sleaziness are not the signs of a healthy mind.

From Washington Post