The phrase "a meandering stream" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a stream that winds and curves in a twisting or indirect path, often evoking a sense of tranquility or natural beauty.
Example: "The hikers followed the path alongside a meandering stream, enjoying the soothing sounds of water flowing over the rocks."
Alternatives: "a winding river" or "a twisting brook".
A stream showing sinuosity index >1.5 may be treated as a meandering stream and <1.5 as non-meandering.
The bones and rocks rested on a sandy flood plain by a meandering stream.
But when Yugoslavia dissolved in 1991, a border was erected along a meandering stream.
Below the village lies The Lythe, a narrow, mainly wooded valley with unimproved, flower-rich meadowland, and a meandering stream.
Subjected to rapid uplift, a meandering stream may cut into bedrock surfaces to produce entrenched or incised meanders.
When Yugoslavia was dissolved in 1991, a border was erected along a meandering stream, formalizing the division between the towns.
On a recent crystalline morning, overlooking a valley with a wide, meandering stream, he gave advice on loading the fertilizer and seeds behind the tractor for planting.
"My goal was to develop a naturally meandering stream that has a close connection to the surrounding riparian environs," Rosgen said.
In full bloom, featuring a gently meandering stream, sandpit and a small beach hut, it could be the perfect setting for one of his romantic novels.
Upon reaching the lake plain about 6 miles (10 km) from its mouth, it continues as a sharply meandering stream, entrenched to a depth of 60 125 feet (18 38 metres), before emptying into Lake Erie at Cleveland, where its mouth forms part of Cleveland's harbour.
"Before the concrete channel there was a whole meandering stream system working through the arroyo," said Michael Zander, head of Zander Associates, a Marin County environmental consulting concern that designed the new habitat.
