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1. (n.) oxbow
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2. oxbow
a bow-shaped bend in a river, or the land embraced by it.
3. oxbow
Also called oxbow lake. a bow-shaped lake formed in a former channel of a river.
4. (adj.) oxbow
having a compound curve with a concave section between two convex ones.
Etymology: (1325–75)
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1. (noun) oxbow
the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
2. (noun) oxbow
a U-shaped curve in a stream
3. (noun) 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
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