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An extended portion of water; a stretch; a straightish portion of a stream, river, or arm of the sea extending up into the land, as from one turn to another. By extension, the adjacent land.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A level stretch of a watercourse, as between rapids in a river or locks in a canal. 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