Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oxbow

3 senses of oxbow

Sense 1
oxbow -- (the land inside an oxbow bend in a river)
       => land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma -- (the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground")

Sense 2
oxbow -- (a U-shaped curve in a stream)
       => meander -- (a bend or curve, as in a stream or river)

Sense 3
oxbow -- (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)
       => framework -- (a structure supporting or containing something)