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Oxbow Lake

nounid 102274·updated May 18, 2026
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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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Variants

plural
Oxbow Lakes
possessive
Oxbow Lake's
pluralpossessive
Oxbow Lakes'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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