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noun

meander

a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

In a sentence

Six example sentences with meander, each labelled with its topic.

  • Engineers restored a wide meander to the straightened channel, and herons returned to the shallow water within two seasons.

    Environment

  • The path follows every meander of the valley river, adding four kilometers but keeping walkers in the shade.

    Travel

  • She painted the same meander at dawn and at dusk, and the two canvases now hang facing each other.

    Art

  • A meander forms because water on the outer bank moves faster, eating the bank while sediment settles on the inner side.

    Science

  • From the drone, the river's widest meander looked like a horseshoe of silver laid across the green valley.

    Photography

  • The old town grew inside a meander of the river, which protected it on three sides without a single wall.

    History

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