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oxbow lake

A crescent-shaped lake formed when a meander of a river or stream is cut off from the main channel.

oxbow lake

A crescent-shaped lake formed when a river changes its course and cuts through the strip of land in the middle of an oxbow, abandoning its previous course and isolating the water in the oxbow.

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oxbow lake - a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel

lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

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oxbow lake

n → toter Flussarm

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oxbow lake (redirected from Oxbow (lake))

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