meandering stream

/ 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.

Example Sentences

The valley was green and level, and a meandering stream formed many little lakes.

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“Maybe we can take refuge in the ark,” Penny laughed, leading the way up the meandering stream.

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Mountains rise peak above peak in the distance, while a beautiful valley, with its meandering stream, lies at your feet.

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In ancient times this small, meandering stream was a great rushing glacial river.

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On a grassy bank, beside a meandering stream, sat two gentlemen averaging forty years of age.

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