entrenched meander

entrenched meander

[en′trencht mē′an·dər]
(hydrology)
A deepened meander of a river which is carried downward further below the valley surface in which the meander originally formed. Also known as inherited meander.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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