OXBOW
Dictionary entry overview: What does oxbow mean?
• OXBOW (noun)
The noun OXBOW has 3 senses:
1. the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
2. a U-shaped curve in a stream
3. 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
Familiarity information: OXBOW used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• OXBOW (noun)
Meaning:
The land inside an oxbow bend in a river
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("oxbow" is a kind of...):
dry land; earth; ground; land; solid ground; terra firma (the solid part of the earth's surface)
Meaning:
A U-shaped curve in a stream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("oxbow" is a kind of...):
meander (a bend or curve, as in a stream or river)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("oxbow" is a kind of...):
frame; framework; framing (a structure supporting or containing something)
