stopbankn.
/ˈstɒpbaŋk/, U.S. /ˈstɑpˌbæŋk/, Australian English /ˈstɔpbæŋk/, New Zealand English /ˈstɒpbɛŋk/ Australian and New Zealand.
A levee, an embankment.
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stopbank1950
1950 G. Wilson Brave Company xiii. 196 The clean lines of the river and the stopbank.
1958 S. Ashton-Warner Spinster 54 All them kids on the stopbank.
1965 S. T. Ollivier Petticoat Farm xv. 198 Stop-banks were raised against rivers.
1977 N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. i. 6/4 The Auckland Harbour Board controls to the tidal boundary at Bonds Rd, Matatoki, a vast acreage that has built up outside the stopbanks.
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