SINCE 1828
bankside
noun
bank·side
| \ ˈbaŋk-ˌsīd
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Definition of bankside
: the slope of a bank especially of a stream
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Behind those bankside reeds lay hardwood forests, which axmen cleared next. — Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, "How New Orleans was founded in 1718: Indecision, contingency, discord and serendipity," 10 Jan. 2018 Whatever the origins, it's been called Algiers for well over 200 years. Algiers' bankside position, too, had a fluid vocabulary. — Richard Campanella, NOLA.com, "How Algiers grudgingly became part of New Orleans," 8 Aug. 2017 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. — CNN, "Renaissance 'Book of Miracles' shows gruesome visions of the apocalypse," 17 July 2017 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. — Stephen Greenblatt, New York Times, "Their Hours Upon the Stage: Performing ‘Hamlet’ Around the World," 21 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bankside.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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