oxbow lake
noun
a bow-shaped lake formed when a relatively wide curve or meander in the course of a river is cut off as the river takes a more direct course.
oxbow lakes
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pluralof oxbow lake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The same was the case with the oxbow lakes, U-shaped pools created as river courses stabilized in the warmer conditions.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The 650-mile-long river originates in Russia and meanders southeast through the eastern Donbas region before re-entering Russian territory, forming oxbow lakes, floodplains and swamps.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
Such work isn’t possible on the upper Mississippi, where locks and dams have permanently submerged oxbow lakes, he said.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2018
Numerous oxbow lakes are present and another meander cutoff will soon take place.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
He could see forms and shapes that resembled rivers and streams and oxbow lakes, and he could see specks that might be towns, and he could see belts of forest.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
