mudbank.

A raised stretch of mud beside or within a river, lake, or coastal water.

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Words that belong together

• exposed mudbank
• river mudbank

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At low tide, herons stood on the exposed mudbank.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular mudbank; plural mudbanks. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.