oxbow

Speech parts

1. oxbow - Noun

2. Oxbow - Proper noun

Meaning

A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lake crescent bandy bend turn angle turning curve corner loop bow pool twist deflection pond
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Antonyms

last still remain continue maintain stay
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Hypernyms

earth land ground frame framework meander

Phrases with the word

oxbow stirrup

Examples

Hadjikoumis; Angelos, Robinson; and Sarah Viner-Daniels (Eds) (2011), "Dynamics of Neolithisation in Europe: Studies in honour of Andrew Sherratt" (Oxbow Books) Grain surpluses have been especially important because they can be stored for a long time. Source: Internet

Glenn Foard & Anne Curry, Bosworth 1485: A Battlefield Rediscovered, (Oxford, Oxbow Books, 2013) This lies about a kilometer further west than the location suggested by Peter Foss. Source: Internet

A legend of the southeast Saskatchewan oilfield, Tony Day of Carnduff, died on Thursday at the Galloway Health Centre in Oxbow. Source: Internet

On sunny days, visitors to Onny Meadows can enjoy fantastic views of Dragonflies gliding and zooming around the 30 acres of riverside meadows with oxbow ponds. Source: Internet

Soon we rounded a bend and found ourselves in a much narrower stream winding through one tight oxbow after another with wooded shorelines on both sides. Source: Internet

Tickets are $50 online at montrose winefestival.com or at The Liquor Store,1601 Oxbow Drive, The Bridges, or at The BCBGC Montrose unit, 2900 Sunnyside Road. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

oxblood oxblood red Oxborough oxbow lake oxbow stirrup Oxbridge