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  • noun A bank or mole to defend against the sea.

Etymologies

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sea +‎ bank

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Examples

  • So strong is the barrier which these sea-borne sands oppose to the river-borne ooze, that as soon as a seabank is built -- as the projectors of the 'Victoria County' have built them -- across any part of the estuary, the mud caught by it soon 'warps' the space within into firm and rich dry land.

    Prose Idylls, New and Old Charles Kingsley 1847

  • The above-water section would feature sail-shaped structures that would complement the architecture of the harbor and have the city's corniche seabank in the backdrop, with the splendid Alexandria Library on the other end of the bay, Darwish said.

    LJWorld.com stories: News By Katarina Kratovac - Associated Press Writer 2009

  • The above-water section would feature sail-shaped structures that would complement the architecture of the harbor and have the city's corniche seabank in the backdrop, with the splendid Alexandria Library on the other end of the bay, Darwish said.

    chicagotribune.com - 2009

  • The above-water section would be feature sail-shaped structures that would complement the architecture of the harbor and have the city's Corniche seabank in the backdrop, with the splendid Alexandria Library on the other end of the bay, he said.

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2009

  • The above-water section would feature sail-shaped structures that would complement the architecture of the harbor and have the city's corniche seabank in the backdrop, with the splendid Alexandria Library on the other end of the bay, Darwish said.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • Girt my shine [132] brow with seabank myrtle sprays. [

    The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) Christopher Marlowe 1578

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