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How to pronounce oxbow in English?

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Type Words
Type of meander
Type Words
Type of frame, framework
Type Words
Type of land, solid ground, dry land, terra firma, earth, ground

Examples of oxbow

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Oxbow, with three-time Derby winning jockey Gary Stevens aboard, finished sixth.
From the kentucky.com
Interesting to note that studies on the carp appeared to be based on oxbow lakes.
From the guardian.co.uk
Lake Bruin is an oxbow lake created by the meandering of the Mississippi River.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Langham Pond was created when the meandering River Thames formed an oxbow lake.
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Add another piece of plastic and you get Est, an Asian style with oxbow arms.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Over a period of time, these oxbow lakes tend to dry out or fill in with sediments.
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There the valley widens and contains numerous oxbow lakes in its floodplain.
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Oxbow has more than 300 employees working at three facilities in Texas, for example.
From the boston.com
When a meander gets cut off from the main stream, an oxbow lake is formed.
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More examples
  • The land inside an oxbow bend in a river
  • A U-shaped curve in a stream
  • 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
  • Oxbow is an experimental rock band from San Francisco, California. Founded in 1989, Oxbow plays a blend of noise rock, avant-garde jazz, Contemporary classical music, and blues. The band has released six studio albums.
  • An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake for the distinctive curved shape that results from this process. In Australia, an oxbow lake is called a billabong. ...
  • Oxbow is a brand of clothing and athletic equipment. Since its creation in 1985 in Pont-Audemer, France, Oxbow has positioned itself in the world of boardsports as an international brand. ...
  • View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm, commonly known as The Oxbow, is a painting by Thomas Cole.
  • A U-shaped bend in a river or stream. If isolated, they can be referred to as an oxbow lake.
  • An abandoned stream channel bend that is now a lake (or a lake filled in by a peatland) in the shape of a crescent.