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What is an oxbow?

What is an oxbow? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  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
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Meanwhile, a small family of endangered giant river otters lolls gracefully in a protected area of an oxbow lake nearby.
Just across the Mobile County line, pine plantations yield to a primeval landscape of moss-draped trees and oxbow lakes.
In a familiar oxbow lake, there were gallinules and egrets, even a couple of brightly colored wood ducks and five blue-winged teal.
After Neef and Bullay, the Mosel forms a characteristic oxbow, passing the town of Zell and leading into the Bereich Bernkastel.
Population A was located adjacent to an oxbow of the Bowie River, in Forest County, Mississippi.
The mighty Rufiji River is the lifeblood of the reserve and its numerous tributaries and oxbow lakes are ideal for boat safaris.

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