Bayou
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbaɪ.(j)uː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bayou is a noun meaning A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
Meaning
A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
More Meanings
- A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.
Example Sentences
You natural persons old and young! / You on the Mississippi and on all the branches and bayous of the Mississippi! / You friendly boatmen and mechanics! you roughs!
At that time I had no staff officer who could be trusted with that duty. In the woods, at a short distance below the clearing, I found a depression, dry at the time, but which at high water became a slough or bayou.
Word Forms
- bayous
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wetland, swamp, fen, bog, marsh, south.
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