bankside

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noun

The land by a riverbank.

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Meanings

nounbankside (plural banksides)

plural banksides

  1. The land by a riverbank.

    The banksides, above normal water level, were dressed with a layer of moss peat and seeded with a mixture of grasses.

    1997, J. M. Caffrey, Philip R.F. Barrett, Kevin J. Murphy, Philip Max Wade, Management and ecology of freshwater plants

Origin

From bank + side.

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APA

bankside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bankside

MLA

“bankside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bankside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bankside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bankside.

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