meander

¹me·an·der

noun \mē-ˈan-dər\

Definition of MEANDER

1

: a winding path or course; especially : labyrinth

2

: a turn or winding of a stream

— me·an·drous \-drəs\ adjective

Origin of MEANDER

Latin maeander, from Greek maiandros, from Maiandros (now Menderes), river in Asia Minor

First Known Use: 1576

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with MEANDER

backhander, blackhander, bystander, commander, demander, expander, flatlander, germander, glad-hander, goosander, grandstander, inlander, Leander, left-hander, Lysander, mainlander, outlander, philander, pomander, right-hander, scrimshander, soft-lander, Uitlander