Cutbank
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat. Canada, US
"That particular day, walking along the streambed by the church, they came to a fresh cutbank where the earth had caved."
Example
More examples"That particular day, walking along the streambed by the church, they came to a fresh cutbank where the earth had caved."
Etymology
From cut + bank.
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