oxbow lake
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The meaning (definition) of the word oxbow lake
a curved lake formed when a river bends and cuts off a loop
The word oxbow lake used in a sentence
“An oxbow lake is shaped like a C where the river bends.”
The plural of the word oxbow lake
oxbow lakes
How the word oxbow lake is said around the world
| French | lac en forme de croissant (lahk ahn fawrm duh krwah-SAHN) |
| Spanish | lago en forma de meandro (LAH-ghoh ayn FOHR-mah thay may-AHND-roh) |
| Mandarin | 牛轭湖 (nyoh uh khoo) |
| Hindi | ऑक्सबो झील (AWK-suh-boh gyeel) |
| Arabic | البحيرة الهلالية (al-bu-HAY-rah al-hi-laa-LEE-yah) |
| Russian | старица (STAH-ryee-tsah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | lago em forma de ferradura (lahgw ayng FAW-ruh-muh di fay-ruh-DOO-ruh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | lago em forma de ferradura (lahgw ayng FAW-ruh-ma jew fay-khah-DOO-ra) |
| Japanese | 三日月湖 (mee-kah-zu-kee-mee-ZU-u-mee) |
| German | Altwassersee (AHLT-vah-sur-zay) |
| Urdu | آکسبو جھیل (AH-kuhs-boh gyayl) |
| Punjabi | ਆਕਸਬੋ ਝੀਲ (AH-kuh-suh-boh kyeel) |
| Korean | 우각호 (OO-gah-koh) |
| Hebrew | אגם אוקסבו |
| Greek | πεταλοειδής λίμνη (pay-tah-loh-ee-THEES LEEM-nee) |
| Dutch | hoefijzermeer (hoo-fei-zuhr-MIR) |
| Tagalog | lawa ng oxbow (LOW-ah en-GAY OHKS-boh) |
| Vietnamese | hồ móng ngựa (hoh MAW-urng NGEW-uh) |
| Turkish | menderes gölü (man-day-RES gyer-LER) |
| Persian | دریاچه آکسبو (dah-ree-AH-chay AH-kahs-boo) |
| Polish | starorzecze (stah-raw-ZHE-che) |
| Ukrainian | Озеро Стариця (oh-ZE-roh stah-RITS-yah) |
| Bengali | অশ্বখুরাকৃতি হ্রদ (awsh-baw-koo-rahk-REE-tee hrawd) |
| Swedish | oxbow-sjön (AWKS-boovs-khern) |
| Italian | lago a meandro (LAH-goh ah may-AHND-roh) |
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