Noun: oxbow 'óks,bow
- A U-shaped curve in a stream
"The river's oxbow provided a calm area for fishing"
- The land inside an oxbow bend in a river
"Farmers cultivated crops on the fertile oxbow land"
- 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
"The farmer attached the oxbow to harness the ox for ploughing"
Derived forms: oxbows
Type of: dry land, earth, frame, framework, ground, land, meander, solid ground, terra firma
Encyclopedia: Oxbow, OR