U Shaped River Bend Crossword Clue

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	noun • the land inside an oxbow bend in a river • a U-shaped curve in a stream • 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
	31%	9		A fold in rock layers that has a downward bend on one side and an upward bend on the other
	noun • a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction
	29%	9		A horse-shoe shaped body of water formed by a bend in a river
	noun • a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel

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	Clue	Source
1	... U-shaped bend The Guardian Quick - 01 Feb 2002	The Guardian Quick / 01 Feb 2002
2	A bend in a road; a swindle; a silk thread; a mixed drink; a spiral-shaped barley sugar, roll of bread/tobacco, sliver of lemon zest or wineglass stem; or, a style of hip-gyrating dance Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 29 Jul 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 29 Jul 2023
3	A fold in rock layers that has a downward bend on one side and an upward bend on the other
4	A horse-shoe shaped body of water formed by a bend in a river
5	From the Greek meaning “shaped like the letter upsilon”, the neck’s U-shaped lingual bone Telegraph Herculis - 02 Jan 2023	Telegraph Herculis / 02 Jan 2023
6	Oval or U-shaped coil or bend The Guardian Quick - 22 May 2001	The Guardian Quick / 22 May 2001
7	U-shaped bend in a river New York Times - 11 Nov 2013	New York Times / 11 Nov 2013

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