stopbankn.

Brit.

/ˈstɒpbaŋk/, U.S.

/ˈstɑpˌbæŋk/, Australian English /ˈstɔpbæŋk/, New Zealand English

/ˈstɒpbɛŋk/

Forms: Also stop-bank.

Etymology: < stop n.² + bank n.¹

Australian and New Zealand.

A levee, an embankment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > embankment or dam > [noun]

wharf1038

causeyc1330

wall1330

bulwark1555

scut1561

weir1599

mound1613

staithe1613

breastwork1641

embankment1786

bund1813

sheath1850

fleet-dyke1858

sheathing1867

causeway1878

flood-bank1928

stopbank1950

1950 G. Wilson Brave Company xiii. 196 The clean lines of the river and the stopbank.

1958 S. Ashton-Warner Spinster 54 All them kids on the stopbank.

1965 S. T. Ollivier Petticoat Farm xv. 198 Stop-banks were raised against rivers.

1977 N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. i. 6/4 The Auckland Harbour Board controls to the tidal boundary at Bonds Rd, Matatoki, a vast acreage that has built up outside the stopbanks.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	stopbank
释义	stopbankn. Brit. /ˈstɒpbaŋk/, U.S. /ˈstɑpˌbæŋk/, Australian English /ˈstɔpbæŋk/, New Zealand English /ˈstɒpbɛŋk/ Forms: Also stop-bank. Etymology: < stop n.² + bank n.¹ Australian and New Zealand. A levee, an embankment. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > embankment or dam > [noun] wharf1038 causeyc1330 wall1330 bulwark1555 scut1561 weir1599 mound1613 staithe1613 breastwork1641 embankment1786 bund1813 sheath1850 fleet-dyke1858 sheathing1867 causeway1878 flood-bank1928 stopbank1950 1950 G. Wilson Brave Company xiii. 196 The clean lines of the river and the stopbank. 1958 S. Ashton-Warner Spinster 54 All them kids on the stopbank. 1965 S. T. Ollivier Petticoat Farm xv. 198 Stop-banks were raised against rivers. 1977 N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. i. 6/4 The Auckland Harbour Board controls to the tidal boundary at Bonds Rd, Matatoki, a vast acreage that has built up outside the stopbanks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1950
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