meandergrab
/miˈændəˌɡræb/nounVerified NewThe reassignment of homes or farmland when a border river changes course overnight.
Rivers do not respect surveys: one flood moves the channel, and the farm is now on the other side of a line everyone thought was fixed. Deed books, passports, and school districts disagree about whose kitchen it is.
Etym. — meander + grab: the water performs the annexation.
Rel. — lensborder
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
review evidence: wordstoreview/review-batch-3-02-nations.md
Evidence log
No query log recorded.
Method: Editorial batch review — per-word exact-form web search (WebSearch/Tavily) per docs/REVIEW-criteria.md §2