oxbow lake
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oxbow lake
noun oxbow lakes
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A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.
Near-synonym: billabong (Australia)
Similar: billabong
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noun crescent-shaped lake
| Español | brazo muerto, lago en herradura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우각호 ugakho |
| 日本語 | 三日月湖 mikazukiko |
| 中文 | 牛軛湖 /牛轭湖 niú'èhú |
| Português | braço morto |
| Français | bras mort |
| Deutsch | Altarm, Altwasser |
| Italiano | lanca |
| Română | belciug |
| Русский | старица starica |
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