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English translation: Oxbow bend (or lake)
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| 09:05 Oct 28, 2014 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Tourism & Travel / Diverted river turned into a canal | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Helene Tammik Local time: 21:21 | ||||||
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| 5 +5 | Oxbow bend (or lake) |
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| 5 | severed meander(s) |
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| 3 | cut-off branch (of a river) |
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peer agreement (net): +5Oxbow bend (or lake) Explanation: Hello, this is another name for the meanders in a river. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbow_lake The word "oxbow" can also refer to a U-shaped bend in a river or stream, whether or not it is cut off from the main stream. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2014-10-28 09:16:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'Oxbow lake' would obviously be if it were totally cut off from the main river, but I see that's not the case here. |
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