steep bank

collocation in English

meaningsofsteepandbank

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steep
adjective
uk
/stiːp/us
/stiːp/
(of a slope) rising or falling at a ...
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bank
noun[C]
uk
/bæŋk/us
/bæŋk/
an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services ...
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(Definition ofsteepandbankfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He climbed asteepbank, scaled a tree and leaped across on to the castle wall.
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The church itself is below this, down asteepbank.
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The river stream runs on asteepbank.
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The aircraft entered asteepbankand crashed within 198 seconds of takeoff.
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It landed long on runway 24 (now runway 23) and plunged over asteepbank.
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A narrow beachfront extends into the bay from asteepbankthat was enlarged by fill.
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Little remains of the hillfort today save a ditch above asteepbank.
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Both buildings are located on thesteepbanksouth of rotten row east.
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The paved road at the east gate points towards the bridge, but stops abruptly at asteepbank.
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The body was found lying on its back just over asteepbankthat leads to a creek below.
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A six-foot log stockade sourrounded three sides, with the river side being protected by thesteepbank.
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It is perched on asteepbank, and looks right along a broad reach of the river to a beautiful mountain range.
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The aircraft had then rolled into asteepbankand near-vertical dive from which the pilots were unable to regain control.
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The town was originally restricted to a narrow strip of land alongside the river because of thesteepbankwhich hemmed it in.
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The aircraft overran the runway and continued over thesteepbankat the eastern perimeter finally coming to rest in soft ground 90 metres beyond.
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Most of the reserve and its facilities are wheelchair accessible, but the last part of the footpath to the beach is rough, and crosses asteepbank.
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It is found in the subtropical dry forest life zone in dry thickets which grow on a crumbling rock substrate on asteepbankjust above the shoreline.
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Most of the reserve and its facilities are wheelchair accessible, but the last part of the path to the beach is rough, and accessed via asteepbank.
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The observation platform, which gives a good panoramic view of the city, is on asteepbank85 m above the river, or 200 m above sea level.
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He avoided a tree by turning the machine into asteepbank, headed north-west towards his best clearance and then turning south put the plane down.
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Parking is available along the side of the road; however, due to thesteepbankonly canoes and car top boats can be launched, electric motors only.
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The female makes a globular nest from pine needles, building it on the ground in an area with a significant layer of fallen pine needles, often on asteepbank.
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It is a two-story brick building constructed about 1880 into the side of asteepbank, with the store occupying the lower story and a dwelling on the second floor.
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