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Definitions for oxbow lake

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. oxbow lake(noun)

    a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel

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  1. oxbow lake(Noun)

    A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.

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