Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cutbank

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cut-bank
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

"That particular day, walking along the streambed by the church, they came to a fresh cutbank where the earth had caved."

Etymology

From cut + bank.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

cutbanks (plural)

Phrases

Cut Bank

Frequently Paired Words

Cut Bank

Questions

What does cutbank mean?: The outer edge of the bend in a stream or river, where the water cuts into the bank leaving the opposite side flat.
Where does cutbank come from?: From cut + bank.

How to pronounce cutbank

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