Oxbow - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɑːksbəʊ|  American pronunciation of the word oxbow
Brit.  |ˈɒksbəʊ|  British pronunciation of the word oxbow

noun

- 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

Extra examples

...the river trends east, then west again, forming an oxbow...

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