oxbow
Kelime Anlamı :

1. akmaz.
2. akmaz göl.
3. Irmağın U şeklindeki dönemeci.
4. öküz boyunduruğundan boynun altına gelen U şeklinde parça.
Tanımlar :
1. A U-shaped piece of wood that fits under and around the neck of an ox, with its upper ends attached to the bar of the yoke.
2. A U-shaped bend in a river.
3. the land within such a bend of a river.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A U-shaped piece of wood used as a collar for an ox, the upper parts fastened to its yoke
2. A meander in a river; the land enclosed by such a loop
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A curved piece of wood the ends of which are inserted into an ox-yoke and held by pins. in use it encircles the neck of the animal. see yoke.
2. A bend or reach of a river resembling an ox-bow in form: a use common in new england.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. 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
2. a U-shaped curve in a stream
3. the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.