oxbow

[ oks-boh ]

/ ˈɒksˌboʊ /

noun

a U-shaped piece of wood placed under and around the neck of an ox with its upper ends in the bar of the yoke.

Physical Geography, Geology.

a bow-shaped bend in a river, or the land embraced by it.
Also called oxbow lake . a bow-shaped lake formed in a former channel of a river.

Origin of oxbow

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at ox, bow²

Words nearby oxbow

oxalosuccinic acid, oxaluria, oxazepam, oxazine, oxblood, oxbow, oxbow chest, oxbow front, oxbow lake, Oxbridge, oxcart

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Example sentences from the Web for oxbow

Oxbow lakes are common, but gorges and waterfalls are absent.
Geology|William J. Miller
During her stay at the great school, she made but one visit to Oxbow Village.
The Guardian Angel|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The smallest Bunker really had succeeded in getting everybody at Oxbow Bend very much stirred up.
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's|Laura Lee Hope
The day before the race the small boys made a grand stand at the Oxbow for the spectators.
Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880|Various

Longfellow, I believe, is not yet at the Oxbow, else the winged horse would neigh at him.
Typee|Herman Melville

British Dictionary definitions for oxbow

oxbow

/ (ˈɒksˌbəʊ) /

noun

a U-shaped piece of wood fitted under and around the neck of a harnessed ox and attached to the yoke

Also called: oxbow lake, cutoff a small curved lake lying on the flood plain of a river and constituting the remnant of a former meander

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Scientific definitions for oxbow

oxbow

[ ŏks′bō′ ]

A sharp, U-shaped bend in a river. The bend is so sharp that only a narrow neck of land is left between the two parts of the river.

单词	oxbow
释义	oxbow [ oks-boh ] / ˈɒksˌboʊ / noun a U-shaped piece of wood placed under and around the neck of an ox with its upper ends in the bar of the yoke. Physical Geography, Geology. a bow-shaped bend in a river, or the land embraced by it. Also called oxbow lake . a bow-shaped lake formed in a former channel of a river. Origin of oxbow Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at ox, bow² Words nearby oxbow oxalosuccinic acid, oxaluria, oxazepam, oxazine, oxblood, oxbow, oxbow chest, oxbow front, oxbow lake, Oxbridge, oxcart Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oxbow Oxbow lakes are common, but gorges and waterfalls are absent. Geology\|William J. Miller During her stay at the great school, she made but one visit to Oxbow Village. The Guardian Angel\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. The smallest Bunker really had succeeded in getting everybody at Oxbow Bend very much stirred up. Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's\|Laura Lee Hope The day before the race the small boys made a grand stand at the Oxbow for the spectators. Harper's Young People, May 11, 1880\|Various Longfellow, I believe, is not yet at the Oxbow, else the winged horse would neigh at him. Typee\|Herman Melville British Dictionary definitions for oxbow oxbow / (ˈɒksˌbəʊ) / noun a U-shaped piece of wood fitted under and around the neck of a harnessed ox and attached to the yoke Also called: oxbow lake, cutoff a small curved lake lying on the flood plain of a river and constituting the remnant of a former meander Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for oxbow oxbow [ ŏks′bō′ ] A sharp, U-shaped bend in a river. The bend is so sharp that only a narrow neck of land is left between the two parts of the river. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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