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seabank

seabank noun: a bank or mole to defend against the sea.

Noun

seabank (plural seabanks)

  1. A bank or mole to defend against the sea.
    • So strong is the barrier which these sea-borne sands oppose to the river-borne ooze, that as soon as a seabank is built — as the projectors of the Victoria County have built them — across any part of the estuary, the mud caught by it soon 'warps' the space within into firm and rich dry land.c. 1860, Charles Kingsley, The Fens
    • Typically, aerial photography of areas of seabanks shows a complex pattern of banks and counter-walls […]2009, Peter Murphy, The English Coast: A History and a Prospect, page 55
  2. The seashore.

Forms of seabank

pluralseabanks

Origin of seabank

From Middle English see-banke, se-banke, see banke, equivalent to sea + bank.

Questions about seabank

What does seabank mean?
Seabank means a bank or mole to defend against the sea.
What part of speech is seabank?
Seabank is a noun.
What is the plural of seabank?
The plural of seabank is seabanks.

Words near seabank in the dictionary

  1. sea-worthy
  2. seabag
  3. seabags
  4. seaball
  5. seaballs
  6. seabank
  7. seabanks
  8. seabase
  9. seabases
  10. seabass
  11. seabasses

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