oxbow lake
English
Noun
oxbow lake (plural oxbow lakes)
- A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.
Synonyms
- billabong (Australia, rare)
Translations
crescent-shaped lake
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