Meander
101incised meander — noun : the curve of a winding river with steep slopes on both sides rising to a former floodplain and usually interpreted as due to rejuvenation of a meandering stream but prob. also formed by a combination of vertical and lateral erosion in a… …
102ingrown meander — noun : an incised meander (as of a river) with a steep undercut slope on one side and a gentle slip off slope on the other side …
103incised-meander — adjective noun …
104ceiling meander — A winding upside down channel in a cave ceiling [10] …
105Swan of Meander — Homer …
106Meandered — Meander Me*an der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meandering}.] To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. [1913 Webster] Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.… …
107Meandering — Meander Me*an der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meandering}.] To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate. [1913 Webster] Five miles meandering with a mazy motion Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.… …
108river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
109Oxbow lake — Songhua River, northeast China. Swirls and curves, showing paths the river once took, as well as oxbow lakes, are easily seen in this satellite photo. An oxbow lake is a U shaped body of water formed when a wide meander from the main stem of a… …
110Avulsion (river) — In sedimentary geology and fluvial geomorphology, avulsion is the rapid abandonment of a river channel and the formation of a new river channel. Avulsions occur as a result of channel slopes that are much lower than the slope that the river could …
