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Meaning of oxbow lake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.

Equivalents

Deutsch Altarm Altwasser
Français bras mort
Italiano lanca
日本語 三日月湖
한국어 우각호
Nederlands hoefijzermeer
Polski starorzecze
Português braço morto
Русский старица

Examples

“Humans called this an oxbow lake—one that had originally been part of the river.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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