oxbow Englisch Deutsch:
oxbow Definition:
- An oxbow is a U-shaped metal pole that fits the underside and the sides of the neck of an ox or bullock. A bow pin holds it in place.
| Oxbow (n.) 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 |
| oxbow 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 a U-shaped curve in a stream |
| oxbow the land inside an oxbow bend in a river |
| oxbow lake a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel |
oxbow Synonyme:
| vaulted arched arciform arclike arcual bandy bowed bowlike concave convex embowed gibbose gibbous humpbacked humped humpy hunched hunchy oxbow |
| hunched arched arciform arclike arcual bandy bowed bowlike concave convex embowed gibbose gibbous humpbacked humped humpy hunchy oxbow vaulted |
| humpbacked arched arciform arclike arcual bandy bowed bowlike bunchbacked camelback concave convex crookbacked embowed gibbose gibbous humped humpy hunchbacked hunched hunchy kyphotic oxbow vaulted |