Definition of bankside
:the slope of a bank especially of a stream
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Whatever the origins, it's been called Algiers for well over 200 years. Algiers' bankside position, too, had a fluid vocabulary.
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The Rising Tide by Jason deCaires Taylor (2015) – Jason deCaires Taylor's installation of the Four Horseman has been placed near the bankside of Vauxall Bridge.
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In 2012 the management of Shakespeare’s Globe — the splendid replica of the Elizabethan open-air playhouse, built on the bankside of the Thames in London — was considering possible eye-catching new initiatives.
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First Known Use of bankside
15th century
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