big bend Meaning of "big bend"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande

Usage(s):

  • Red Army soldiers, locked in a mighty tank and infantry battle in the "Oder quadrilateral" (the big bend in the river near Frankfurt), could see the pall of smoke that hung over .
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/ɪ ˈrɛ və kə bəl /