"bank effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bank effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bank effect (plural bank effects)
  1. (nautical) The effect of suction from the nearside shore or close watercourse bed, caused by the Bernoulli effect making a low pressure zone in the constricted region, leading vessels to be drawn to that surface. Wikipedia link: en:bank effect Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-bank_effect-en-noun-A91EzDeI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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