Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
Meander scar — Spectacular meander scars, oxbow lakes and abandoned meanders in the broad flood plain of the Rio Negro, Argentina. 2010 astronaut photo from ISS. A meander scar, occasionally meander scarp,[1] is a geological feature f … Wikipedia
meander scar — senvagė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upės buvusios vagos arba jos atšakos ruožas, sąnašų visiškai arba iš dalies atskirtas nuo vagos. atitikmenys: angl. bead river channel; former rivermeander; meander scar; ox bow lake… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
meander — meanderer, n. meanderingly, adv. /mee an deuhr/, v.i. 1. to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. 2. to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on. v.t. 3. Survey. to define the margin of… … Universalium
Meander — /mee an deuhr/, n. ancient name of the Menderes. * * * Extreme U bend in a stream, usually occurring in a series, that is caused by flow characteristics of the water. Meanders form in stream deposited sediments and may stack up upstream of an… … Universalium
Meander — For other uses, see Meander (disambiguation). A hypothetical stream bed following a tilted valley. The maximum gradient is along the down valley axis represented by a hypothetical straight channel. Meanders develop, which lengthen the course of… … Wikipedia
Vicksburg Campaign — Lithograph of the Mississippi River Squadron running the Confederate blockade at Vicksburg on April 16, 1863 … Wikipedia
Battle of Big Black River Bridge — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Big Black River Bridge caption=Grant s Operations against Vicksburg partof=the American Civil War date=May 17, 1863 place=Hinds County, Mississippi result=Union victory combatant1= flagicon|USA|1861… … Wikipedia
Mott Archaeological Preserve — Mott Mounds 16 FR 11 Layout of the mounds at the Mott Site … Wikipedia
cutbank — a) A slope or wall portion of a cut excavated into unconsolidated material (regolith) or bedrock, as in a borrow pit. It may stand nearly vertical resulting from collapse as the base is undercut during excavation or by erosion, or it may be… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
faceted spur — The inverted V shaped end of a ridge that has been truncated or steeply beveled by steam erosion (e.g., meander scar or bluff), glacial truncation, or fault scarp displacement. Compare: spur. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
