bankside
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bankside
Example Sentences
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Mr Ing, from Langdon Hills, said his friends were unable to help until he could bring the catfish closer to the bankside.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
Within 18 months Pick had started to ascend the world rankings in boardercross and bankside slalom - which is a snowboard course with turns.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2018
If, however, you are delightfully attended by "King's Daughters" with whom you sit and commune now and then on the bankside, the distance will seem to be much less.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Hubbard, Elbert
The bankside where the grey orchard twisted its trees, was a steep declivity, long and sharp, dropping down to the garden.
From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
She came upon a bankside all wide with lavender crocuses.
From The Lost Girl by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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