# bend

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/geo/gnisBend>

Type: [skos:Concept](http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept)

- `dcterms:source`: [https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/gnis-domestic-names-feature-classes](https://www.usgs.gov/us-board-on-geographic-names/gnis-domestic-names-feature-classes)
- `rdfs:label`: bend
- `skos:definition`: Curve in the course of a stream and (or) the land within the curve; a curve in a linear body of water (bottom, loop, meander).
- `skos:inScheme`: [GNIS feature classes](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/geo/FeatureClassScheme)
- `skos:prefLabel`: bend

## Pointing here

- Its type, from (4; `dcterms:type`):
  - [Darby Bend](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b1a8-77d1-9f1e-9d9aa605095b)
  - [Devils Elbow](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d159-7235-ba15-8ed6e67b844b)
  - [Horseshoe Bend](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-d15a-72b6-90c6-b39a9e682ac6)
  - [Indian Cut](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ddfe-b986-7144-a13f-6a0f6dddba41)

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Cite as: bend. bc-ontology, release 0.1.0-rc12, 2026-09-27. https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/geo/gnisBend
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