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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
overbank en · ADJ
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English bank
English overbank
From over- + bank.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Describing sediments deposited on a floodplain from suspensions in floodwaters
overbank en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English bank
English overbank
From over- + bank.
Meanings
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(of an aircraft) To bank excessively
Forms