Thesaurus: bayou
An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind.
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Definitions
- n. An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind.
- n. a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
- n:100 n. a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)