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oxbow lake

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oxbow lake
n.
A crescent-shaped lake formed when a meander of a river or stream is cut off from the main channel.
oxbow lake
Noun
a crescent-shaped lake on the flood plain of a river and constituting remnant of a former meander
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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Noun1.oxbow lakeoxbow 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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