English to English
noun
- a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
source: WordNet 3.0
- a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high
source: WordNet 3.0
- In Australia, a 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.
source: Webster 1913
