oxbow lake

Noun

A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.

Japanese Meaning

平坦な谷間を流れる蛇行した川の一部が、曲がりくねった形状により切り離され、新月または弓状の形を呈する湖。

The children collected tadpoles at the edge of the oxbow lake while the sun slipped behind the willows.

子供たちは太陽が柳の向こうに沈むとき、三日月湖の岸辺でオタマジャクシを集めた。

Sense（1）

A crescent-shaped lake formed near a flat-valleyed river when one of its meanders becomes pinched off and isolated.

oxbow lakes

（ plural ）