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OXBOW LAKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("oxbow lake" is a kind of...):
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)