| 1. | to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. |
| 2. | to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on. |
| 3. | Surveying. to define the margin of (a body of water) with a meander line. |
| 4. | Usually, meanders. turnings or windings; a winding path or course. |
| 5. | a circuitous movement or journey. |
| 6. | an intricate variety of fret or fretwork. |

| 1. | Ad⋅nan [ahd-nahn] , 1899–1961, Turkish political leader: premier 1950–60. |
| 2. | Ancient, Maeander, Meander. a river in W Asia Minor, flowing into the Aegean near Samos. 240 mi. (385 km) long. |
| 3. | Ancient, Scamander. a river in NW Asia Minor, flowing across the Trojan plain into the Dardanelles. 60 mi. (97 km) long. |
me·an·der (mē-ān'dər) intr.v. me·an·dered, me·an·der·ing, me·an·ders
[From Latin maeander, circuitous windings, from Greek maiandros, after Maiandros, the Maeander River in Phrygia, noted for its windings.] me·an'der·er n., me·an'der·ing·ly adv., me·an'drous (-drəs) adj. |