Get to know Bayous better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Bayous meaning
plural of bayou
Using Bayous
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of bayou
- In the example corpus, bayous often appears in combinations such as: bayous and, and bayous, bayous to.
Context around Bayous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bayous
- In this selection, "bayous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lakes, rivers, backwater, inshore, indicative and passing stand out and add context to how "bayous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include areas with bayous that feed and bayous and creeks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bayous" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bayous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They come to enjoy Mobile ered backroads, bayous and beaches. (10 words)
John Broven, South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous. (11 words)
They’re in the tidal rivers, bayous, inshore reefs, the bridges and jetties. (13 words)
In this incredible themed experience you’ll explore a dusty forgotten jazz hall, move on to one of New Orleans’ many historic cemeteries, and then enter the musty backwater bayous of rural, Southern New Orleans. (35 words)
The city owns surface water rights for 1.20 billion gallons of water a day in addition to 150 million gallons a day of groundwater. citation Houston has four major bayous passing through the city. (35 words)
Federal Writers' Project 1987, p. 13. In eastern Arkansas, one can find Taxodium (cypress), Quercus nigra (water oaks), and hickories with their roots submerged in the Mississippi Valley bayous indicative of the deep south. (34 words)
Example sentences (15)
The world of the lakes, bayous, and bays takes on a different vibe after the sun goes down.
They’re in the tidal rivers, bayous, inshore reefs, the bridges and jetties.
In this incredible themed experience you’ll explore a dusty forgotten jazz hall, move on to one of New Orleans’ many historic cemeteries, and then enter the musty backwater bayous of rural, Southern New Orleans.
Heavy rains locally and in areas with bayous that feed the lakes have caused a significant rise in the water level.
In the Houston area, the rainfall flooded some roadways, stranding drivers, and had caused several creeks and bayous to rise to high levels.
Bayous and creeks can handle anywhere from 4-8" of rain over 6 hours, said ABC13 Meteorologist Travis Herzog.
He says that there’s too little undeveloped land left to accommodate new reservoirs of sufficient capacity, and that further straightening, widening, and bank-hardening can’t force bayous to carry more water.
They come to enjoy Mobile ered backroads, bayous and beaches.
Fausse Point, was established near present-day Loreauville by late June 1765." citation The Acadians shared the swamps, bayous and prairies with the Attakapa and Chitimacha Native American tribes.
Federal Writers' Project 1987, p. 13. In eastern Arkansas, one can find Taxodium (cypress), Quercus nigra (water oaks), and hickories with their roots submerged in the Mississippi Valley bayous indicative of the deep south.
John Broven, South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous.
The city owns surface water rights for 1.20 billion gallons of water a day in addition to 150 million gallons a day of groundwater. citation Houston has four major bayous passing through the city.
The fugitive slaves, called maroons, could easily hide in the backcountry of the bayous and survive in small settlements.
The Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System provides a degree of protection for 48 rivers, streams and bayous in the state.
The unique geography of the region, with the many bayous, marshes and inlets, can result in water damage across a wide area from major hurricanes.
Common combinations with bayous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bayous and 5×
- and bayous 2×
- bayous to 2×