Term: oxbow lake: a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: sales department: the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: sinkhole: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: prebend: the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: eruption: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: climbing bird's nest fern: tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: annuity: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: perennial salt marsh aster: a variety of aster
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: policy: a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: pessimism: the feeling that things will turn out badly
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: engineering: a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located