cutbank

American  

[kuht-bangk] / ˈkʌtˌbæŋk /

noun

1. a nearly vertical cliff produced by erosion of the banks bank of a stream.

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Etymology

Origin of cutbank

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; cut + bank ¹

Example Sentences

He says soil and water in the West Cutbank Creek were impacted by the spill.

From Washington Times

Rockeman says the West Cutbank Creek is a tributary to the Souris River, which is about 30 miles downstream.

From Washington Times

Leaning closer to the cutbank, he shaved the surface smooth with a fine-edged blade and pointed out faint white tracings that lay like filigree atop several of the buried peat layers.

From Seattle Times

I worked my way downstream chucking streamer after streamer toward the cutbank and stripping it back with little jerks to imitate a swimming bait fish.

From New York Times

Last week, for instance, Mitsubishi of Japan agreed to invest $2.9 billion in Canada’s Encana, a natural gas producer, in exchange for a large stake in its Cutbank Ridge holdings in British Columbia, an area rich in shale gas assets.

From New York Times