Cutbank
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cutbank is a noun meaning (Canada, US) The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
Meaning
(Canada, US) The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
Example Sentences
That particular day, walking along the streambed by the church, they came to a fresh cutbank where the earth had caved.
Word Forms
- cutbanks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bank, streambank, brink, cut-out, berm, batch.
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