Definition of Oxbow in English :

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Meaning of Oxbow in English

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Oxbow

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Noun

1. oxbow

the land inside an oxbow bend in a river

2. oxbow

a U-shaped curve in a stream

3. oxbow

a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Oxbow

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noun
1. 
a U-shaped piece of wood fitted under and around the neck of a harnessed ox and attached to the yoke
2. Also called: oxbow lake, cutoff
a small curved lake lying on the flood plain of a river and constituting the remnant of a former meander

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Oxbow

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noun
1. 
either of the U-shaped parts of an ox yoke: an oxbow passes under and around the neck of a yoked ox
2.  US
a. 
something shaped like this, as a bend in a river
b. 
the land within such a bend

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Oxbow

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n.
1. A U-shaped piece of wood that fits under and around the neck of an ox, with its upper ends attached to the bar of the yoke.
2.
a. A U-shaped bend in a river.
b. The land within such a bend of a river.

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