US /ˈmʌdˌbæŋk/ UK /ˈmʌdbæŋk/
noun Freq #513437

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a raised or exposed area of mud beside or within a body of water

    At low tide, birds searched the mudbank for shellfish.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a raised or exposed area of... mudflatshoal
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Word family
Forms mudbanks
Related forms siltestuaryriverbank

Etymology

An English compound of mud and bank, describing a bank formed from wet earth or sediment beside or beneath water.

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