oxbow : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: oxbow	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for oxbow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oxbow n the land inside an oxbow bend in a river a U-shaped curve in a stream 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxbow \Ox"bow`\, n. A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oxbow, ME Zip code(s): 04764 Oxbow, ND (city, FIPS 60480) Location: 46.67066 N, 96.80160 W Population (1990): 100 (40 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)