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OXBOW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oxbow" is a kind of...):
frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A U-shaped curve in a stream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("oxbow" is a kind of...):
meander (a bend or curve, as in a stream or river)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The land inside an oxbow bend in a river
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("oxbow" is a kind of...):
dry land; earth; ground; land; solid ground; terra firma (the solid part of the earth's surface)
