Bankfull
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain. not-comparable
"Because these bars are typically much longer than their migrating counterparts (up to 20 times bankfull width), morphodynamic influence can affect bank erosion and planform evolution at relatively great distances from the disturbance location […]"
Example
More examples"Because these bars are typically much longer than their migrating counterparts (up to 20 times bankfull width), morphodynamic influence can affect bank erosion and planform evolution at relatively great distances from the disturbance location […]"
Etymology
From bank + full.
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