Meanings
nounriverbend (plural riverbends)
plural riverbends · alternative river bend
- A knee or meander in a river.
Synonyms: knee, river knee, meander
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 河灣 /河湾
- 河灣 /河湾 (héwān)knee or meander in a river
Finnish joenmutka
- joenmutkaknee or meander in a river
French méandre
- méandreknee or meander in a river
German Flussbiegung
- Flussbiegungknee or meander in a river
Polish zakole
- zakoleknee or meander in a river
Russian изги́б реки́, излу́чина
- изги́б реки́ (izgíb rekí)knee or meander in a river
- излу́чина (izlúčina)knee or meander in a river
- коле́но реки́ (koléno rekí)knee or meander in a river
- муч (muč)knee or meander in a river
Cite this entry
APA
riverbend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverbend
MLA
“riverbend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverbend. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riverbend,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riverbend.
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