01 n. In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; -- sometimes called an anabranch. This is the sense of the word as used in the Publ…
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In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; -- sometimes called an anabranch. This is the sense of the word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a source. Also: anabranch