LEFT-BANK


Meaning of LEFT-BANK in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Usage: often capitalized L&B

Etymology: from the Left Bank (of the Seine river), the bohemian district of Paris, France; translation of French Rive Gauche

: of, relating to, or situated in the bohemian district of Paris

II. verb

Etymology: from the phrase left bank

transitive verb

: to bank (an airplane) to the left

intransitive verb

: to bank to the left (as an airplane or a bird in flight)

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