Topic: GEOGRAPHY
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | maeander, from Greek, from Maiandros (now Menderes), river in Turkey |
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me‧an‧der
[intransitive]
[intransitive]1 if a river, stream, road etc meanders, it has a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line
2 [always + adverb/preposition] to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way rather than take the most direct way possible
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
his aimless meanderings through Europe —meander noun [countable]
