01 n. An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except fro…
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Bayous
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An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind.[Southern U. S.]“A dark slender thread of a bayou moves loiteringly northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses.” — G. W. Cable.