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Meanders (water body components)

Scope note

Use for broad, curving, generally looplike bends in rivers or streams.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008727

Broader Terms used

<components of bodies of water>

Narrower Terms used

oxbows

Equivalent Terms used

meander (water body component)

Created

13yrs ago

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