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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A low, curved ridge of sand and gravel along the inner bank of a meandering stream.

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  • noun geology A ridge, formed from the accretion of sand or gravel, on the inside curve of a meander

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