Bank That Stops Flooding Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court) • a pier that provides a landing place on a river • an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
	45%	9		It describes the shift from voiceless stops to fricatives, and voiced stops to voiceless stops
	noun • a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages
	30%	10		A built-up bank to prevent flooding
	noun • a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection

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New York Times Mini06 Apr 2017	Across 7
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4	Flooding cause New York Times - 02 May 2005	New York Times / 02 May 2005
5	Island in sea given vessel useful during flooding The Guardian Quiptic - 01 Oct 2012	The Guardian Quiptic / 01 Oct 2012
6	It describes the shift from voiceless stops to fricatives, and voiced stops to voiceless stops
7	Protection against flooding The Guardian Quick - 01 Apr 2008	The Guardian Quick / 01 Apr 2008