oxbow

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
    

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]
    

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)
    

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