What is an elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland called?
bank — An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal, shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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