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fishing banks

plural noun

a relatively shallow area of the sea in which fish are usually abundant.

Words nearby fishing banks

fishgig, fishguard, fishhook, fishhook cactus, fishing, fishing banks, fishing expedition, fishing ground, fishing pole, fishing rod, fishing smack

Origin of fishing banks

First recorded in 1755–65
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for fishing banks

  • It is estimated that there are 7,000 square miles of fishing-banks off the Labrador coast.

    Dr. Grenfell's Parish|Norman Duncan

  • They go to the fishing-banks with their fathers, and can hand, reef, and steer with an old salt.

    Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast|Samuel Adams Drake

  • A strong net or bag dragged along the bottom of fishing-banks, by means of a rope, a beam, and a pair of iron trawl-heads.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth