| Bank (bank) |
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| n. | (b ***nsm]k) |
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| Bank |
| [OE. banke;
akin to E. bench, and prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
bakki. See Bench.] |
A mound, pile, or
ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped
like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank
of snow.
A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or
the side of a ravine.
The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground
bordering a lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or other
hollow.
An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a
shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland.
The face of
the coal at which miners are working.
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To raise a mound or dike about] to
inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
To heap or pile up; as, to bank
sand.
To pass by the banks of.
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A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
The bench or
seat upon which the judges sit.
A sort of table used by
printers.
A bench, or row of keys belonging
to a keyboard, as in an organ.
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An establishment for
the custody, loan, exchange, or issue, of money, and for facilitating the
transmission of funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution
incorporated for performing one or more of such functions, or the
stockholders (or their representatives, the directors), acting in their
corporate capacity.
The building or office used for banking
purposes.
A fund from deposits or contributions, to be
used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
The sum of money or the checks
which the dealer or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and
pay his losses.
In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces
from which the players are allowed to draw.
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To keep a
bank; to carry on the business of a banker.
To deposit money in a bank; to have an account
with a banker.
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A group or series of
objects arranged near together; as, a bank of electric lamps,
etc.
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The lateral inclination of an aëroplane as it rounds a
curve; as, a bank of 45° is easy; a bank of 90°
is dangerous.
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To tilt sidewise in rounding a curve; -- said of a flying
machine, an aërocurve, or the like.
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