n. A winding course; a winding or turning in a passage; a maze; a labyrinth.n. An ornament composed of lines, neither representing nor suggesting any definite object, forming right or oblique angles with one another, or even curved with interlacings, etc. The name is used especially for the fret- or key-ornament.n. A path on which the directions, distances, and elevations are noted, as a part of a survey of a country.To wind, turn, or flow round.To form into meanders; cause to twist about.To proceed by winding and turning; make frequent changes of course; move or flow intricately: as, a meandering river; to meander from point to point in a walk.To make a rough survey of a country by going over it, measuring the bearings, distances, and changes of elevation of the path pursued, and noting the positions of neighboring topographical features.n. In physical geography, a self-developed river-curve suitable to the volume of the stream.