Oxbow

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oxbow
       n 1: the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
       2: a U-shaped curve in a stream
       3: 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 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)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Oxbow, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    248
     Housing Units (2000): 84
     Land area (2000):     0.406874 sq. miles (1.053798 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.406874 sq. miles (1.053798 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            60480
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             46.674309 N, 96.803634 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Oxbow, ND
      Oxbow