braided channel

[ breyd-id chan-l ]

noun

1. a network of channels formed in a river that has a great amount of sediment and a fluctuating pattern of discharge: the braiding effect is created by the formation of braid bars, around which the individual channels flow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of braided channel¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Much of the rest is either private property or protected public lands, such as steep cliffs at Big Bend, marshes at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge or the braided channel of the Rio Grande as it empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

From Seattle Times