MEANDER


Meaning of MEANDER in English

me ‧ an ‧ der /miˈændə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: maeander , from Greek , from Maiandros (now Menderes), river in Turkey ]

1 . if a river, stream, road etc meanders, it has a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line

meander along/across/down etc

The river meandered gently along the valley floor.

2 . [always + adverb/preposition] to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way rather than take the most direct way possible

meander along/through etc

Cows still meander through these villages.

3 . ( also meander on ) if a conversation or piece of writing meanders on, it is too long and has no purpose or structure

—meanderings noun [plural] :

his aimless meanderings through Europe

—meander noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.