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bank

/ˈbæŋk/ noun C2
  1. A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
  2. A bench or seat for judges in court.
  3. The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
  4. A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.

Plural banks

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So they sat down upon the bank and gazed wistfully at the Scarecrow until a Stork flew by, who, upon seeing them, stopped to rest at the water’s edge.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 47 · B2
Then the Stork with her great claws grabbed the Scarecrow by the arm and carried him up into the air and back to the bank, where Dorothy and the Lion and the Tin Woodman and Toto were sitting.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 47 · B2
AN ANT went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 45 · B2
The Ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 45 · B2

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