OXBOW LAKE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("oxbow lake" is a kind of...):

lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)

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