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English translation: horseshoe bend on the River Main

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German term or phrase:	Mainschleife
English translation:	horseshoe bend on the River Main
Entered by:	British Diana

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05:57 Oct 17, 2011

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Geography / word for a specific meander of the Main river

German term or phrase: Mainschleife

I think there are many of these river meanders, I have heard of the Saarschleife, for instance. I am looking for the English equivalent for the Volkacher Mainschleife (97332 Volkach am Main), or rather I would like to know if it is possible to call it the "Main sinuosity" in a brochure for tourists. Typical sentence: "Take a ride along the Main sinuosity with our Mainschleifen Shuttle." ( a bus laid on mainly for tourists).

British Diana KudoZ activity Questions: 35 (1 open) Answers: 611 Germany
Local time: 03:05

(the river) Main horseshoe bend

Explanation:
a suggestion...

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Note added at 1 Stunde (2011-10-17 07:01:18 GMT)
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just found another possibility...

Main River loop

http://www.franken-weinland.de/winzer/weingut_zur_schwane-28...

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phoeberuth
Local time: 03:05

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Thank you, phoeberuth and your endorsers. I think this is the best translation.
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3 +6

(the river) Main horseshoe bend

phoeberuth

3 +2

Main loop/bend/bow

Ramey Rieger

Summary of reference entries provided

picture of horseshoe bend on Colorado river

Sarah Swift

Discussion entries: 7

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peer agreement (net): +6

(the river) Main horseshoe bend

phoeberuth
Local time: 03:05
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Thank you, phoeberuth and your endorsers. I think this is the best translation.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Main loop/bend/bow

Explanation:
OR
arch
crook

Perhaps just leave it with an explanation, as it's a proper name in this case.

Hope it helps!

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Ramey. I used to say "Loop of the River Main" myself, but now I have decided that "Horseshoe Bend" is that more accurate.

Reference comments

1 hr

Reference: picture of horseshoe bend on Colorado river

Reference information:
The Main has lots of meanders, but only one horseshoe bend.

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Note added at 3 Stunden (2011-10-17 09:23:17 GMT)
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Sorry, didn't realize the link wouldn't work. Googling /Horseshoe bend colorado river/ will get you lots of images. Here is a link to one:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Grand_Canyon_Horse_Shoe_B...

Reference: http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.arizonas-world...

Sarah Swift
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

Note to reference poster

Asker: Sorry, Sarah, I can't access the picture. What do I type into the Google window?

Asker: Wow! That is a spectacular "Schleife" and it certainly bends a lot! Which answers my query about how bendy a bend is.

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Oct 18, 2011 - Changes made by British Diana:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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