argine — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bank noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
- dam noun A barrier built across a river or stream to hold back or control the flow of water.
- embankment noun A raised bank of earth or stone built to hold back water, or to carry a road or railway across low ground.
- levee noun An embankment built along a river to prevent flooding.
Senses
argine is used for these senses in English:
- bank (hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
- dam A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
- embankment a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
- levee An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
bank — full definition
- noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
- noun The raised ground along the edge of a river, lake, or other body of water.
- verb To keep or deposit money at a financial institution.
- verb Of an aircraft or vehicle, to tilt to one side while turning.
dam — full definition
- noun A barrier built across a river or stream to hold back or control the flow of water.
- verb To block or hold back the flow of water.
- noun The female parent of an animal, especially in breeding contexts.