单词	stopbank
释义	stopbank /ˈstɒpbaŋk / noun NZ An embankment built to prevent a river flooding.The same can happen with a dam, but stopbanks are there for flood control, and can be along a river that has no water in it at all for most of the year.... A section of the stopbank failed upstream from Edgecumbe on July 18, flooding thousands of hectares. The mayor said it was not just the replacement of the bridge that would be welcomed, but also the construction of stopbanks and new bridge approaches.
随便看	purposive purposively purposiveness purposivism purposivist purpresture purpura purpura haemorrhagica purpurascent purpurate purpure purpureal purpurein purpureine purpureous purpurescent purpuric purpuric acid purpurice purpuric fever purpurin purpurine purpurisse purpurissum purpurite

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