anabranch
/ˈænəˌbræntʃ/
noun
- A section of a river or stream that leaves the main channel and later rejoins it, forming a loop or island.
- The river split into an anabranch that created a small island in the middle.
- During the flood, the water carved a new anabranch through the forest.
- Geographers studied the anabranch to understand how the river changed course over time.
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