"oxbow lake" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-oxbow lake.oga Forms: oxbow lakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oxbow lake (plural oxbow lakes)
  1. A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated. Wikipedia link: oxbow lake Categories (place): Bodies of water Synonyms: billabong [Australia, rare] Related terms: resaca Translations (crescent-shaped lake): braç mort [masculine] (Catalan), stummlynn [feminine] (Cornish), mrtvé rameno [neuter] (Czech), hoefijzermeer [neuter] (Dutch), meandra lago (Esperanto), juolua (Finnish), makkarajärvi (Finnish), bras mort [masculine] (French), Altarm [masculine] (German), Altwasser [neuter] (German), bjúgvatn (Icelandic), lanca (Italian), 三日月湖 (mikazukiko) (Japanese), 우각호 (ugakho) (Korean), мртвица (mrtvica) [feminine] (Macedonian), kroksjø [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), meandersjø [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kroksjø [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), meandersjø [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), starorzecze (Polish), jezioro przyrzeczne (Polish), braço morto [masculine] (Portuguese), belciug [neuter] (Romanian), старица (starica) (Russian), mrtvica [feminine] (Slovene), mrtvi rokav [masculine] (Slovene), brazo muerto [masculine] (Spanish), lago en herradura [masculine] (Spanish), korvsjö (Swedish), ystumllyn [masculine] (Welsh)

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