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riverbend

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: rĭvʹər-bĕnd'
  • US: /ˈɹɪvɚˌbɛnd/
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH1 V ER0 B EH2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A knee or meander in a river.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From river + bend.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 河灣 /河湾 (héwān) — knee or meander in a river
  • Finnish: joenmutka — knee or meander in a river
  • French: méandre — knee or meander in a river
  • German: Flussbiegung — knee or meander in a river
  • Eastern Khanty: мехи (mjehi) — knee or meander in a river
  • Eastern Khanty: мэхи (mehi) — knee or meander in a river
  • Polish: zakole — knee or meander in a river
  • Russian: изги́б реки́ (izgíb rekí) — knee or meander in a river
  • Russian: излу́чина (izlúčina) — knee or meander in a river
  • Russian: коле́но реки́ (koléno rekí) — knee or meander in a river
  • Russian: муч (muč) — knee or meander in a river
  • Northern Selkup: мӯт — knee or meander in a river
  • Southern Selkup: муч (muč) — knee or meander in a river