anabranch

[ an-uh-branch, -brahnch ]

noun

1. a stream branching off from a river and rejoining it further downstream.

anabranch

/ ˈɑːnəˌbrɑːntʃ /

noun

1. a stream that leaves a river and enters it again further downstream

Word History and Origins

Origin of anabranch¹

1825–35; short for anastomotic branch. See anastomosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of anabranch¹

C19: from ana ( stomosing ) branch

Example Sentences

After passing some gullies, we came into a more broken and hilly country; the river formed here a large anabranch.

From Project Gutenberg

An arm or anabranch, at first containing much water, and coming from the north, was on our right for some miles.

From Project Gutenberg