Oxbow
noun
A U-shaped bend in a river.
The river makes a sharp oxbow, creating a peninsula.
Often appears as...
- oxbow lake
- oxbow bend
noun
A noose for catching large fish or animals, like oxen.
They lassoed the ox with an oxbow.
Often appears as...
- oxbow catch
- oxbow lasso
noun
A U-shaped piece of wood in a yoke, fitted over the neck of an ox in pairs.
The oxen were yoked together by an oxbow.
Often appears as...
- oxbow yoke
- oxbow collar
noun
A U-shaped bend in a river.
The river makes a sharp oxbow, creating a peninsula.
Often appears as...
- oxbow lake
- oxbow bend
noun
A noose for catching large fish or animals, like oxen.
They lassoed the ox with an oxbow.
Often appears as...
- oxbow catch
- oxbow lasso
noun
A U-shaped piece of wood in a yoke, fitted over the neck of an ox in pairs.
The oxen were yoked together by an oxbow.
Often appears as...
- oxbow yoke
- oxbow collar
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Feature
An oxbow commonly refers to a natural occurrence in rivers, often seen in geography.
Our geography lesson included a diagram of an oxbow in the river.
Pro Tip 2/3Erosion Process
Oxbows form due to erosion and deposition, helping English learners understand river dynamics.
The oxbow was a result of the river changing course over many years.
Pro Tip 3/3Shifting Rivers
Oxbows imply that the river has shifted, leaving a distinctive U-shape.
The old river map shows the oxbow before the waterway shifted east.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Feature
An oxbow commonly refers to a natural occurrence in rivers, often seen in geography.
Our geography lesson included a diagram of an oxbow in the river.
Pro Tip 2/3Erosion Process
Oxbows form due to erosion and deposition, helping English learners understand river dynamics.
The oxbow was a result of the river changing course over many years.
Pro Tip 3/3Shifting Rivers
Oxbows imply that the river has shifted, leaving a distinctive U-shape.
The old river map shows the oxbow before the waterway shifted east.
Pro Tip 1/3Geographical Feature
An oxbow commonly refers to a natural occurrence in rivers, often seen in geography.
Our geography lesson included a diagram of an oxbow in the river.
Pro Tip 2/3Erosion Process
Oxbows form due to erosion and deposition, helping English learners understand river dynamics.
The oxbow was a result of the river changing course over many years.
Pro Tip 3/3Shifting Rivers
Oxbows imply that the river has shifted, leaving a distinctive U-shape.
The old river map shows the oxbow before the waterway shifted east.
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Rory Kinnear
English Actor
Drama aids self-discovery like nothing else. In removing it from our schools, we remove the inestimable benefits of it from our society. No amount of studying oxbow lakes was ever going to help me emotionally through the death of my father.
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Rory Kinnear
English Actor
Drama aids self-discovery like nothing else. In removing it from our schools, we remove the inestimable benefits of it from our society. No amount of studying oxbow lakes was ever going to help me emotionally through the death of my father.
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