Mäander

meander; river bend

noun me-AN-der Rare

Origin: from Greek Maiandros (winding river in Asia Minor)

Usage Note

Mäander refers to the sinuous bends of a river as it winds across a flat valley floor, and by extension to any ornamental meander pattern (Mäandermuster). In geography class it is a standard term; in ecology, river Renaturierung (restoration) often aims to re-create natural meanders removed by 20th-century channelisation.

Examples

"Der Fluss beschrieb weite Mäander durch die flache Auenlandschaft."

Natural Translation

The river traced wide meanders through the flat floodplain landscape.

Literal Translation

The river described wide meanders through the flat floodplain landscape.

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