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a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
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- n. a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
- n. a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high
- In word/Australia">Australia, a word/blind">blind channel leading out from a river; -- sometimes called an anabranch. This is the sense of the word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a source.
- In word/Australia">Australia, a word/blind">blind channel leading out from a river; --sometimes called an anabranch. This is the sense of the word as usedin the Public Works Department; but the term has also been locallyapplied to mere back-waters forming stagnant pools and to certainwater channels arising from a source.
- n:100 n. a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently n. a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high