Glossary:Bank
From Indian River Lagoon Project
bank
Edge of a cut or fill; the margin of the watercourse; an elevation of the seafloor located on a continental shelf or an island shelf and over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation (reefs or shoals, dangerous to surface navigation may arise above the general depths of a bank).
Word Class: noun
Pronunciation: / baNGk /
Example: The river bank was covered in dead seagrass.
