Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overbank

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
over-bank
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing sediments deposited on a floodplain from suspensions in floodwaters

verb

To bank excessively

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.

Inflected Forms

overbanks (present, singular) overbanking (participle, present) overbanked (participle, past) overbanked (past)

Questions

What does overbank mean?
Describing sediments deposited on a floodplain from suspensions in floodwaters
Where does overbank come from?
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.

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