oxbow lake oxbow • oxboy · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · oxbow lake · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel. Synonyms: oxbow lake. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F w latin small letter w U+0077 x latin small letter x U+0078