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In nautical terms, it refers to the number of oarsmen along a vertical line.
On a trireme, a ship with three tiers or levels, there were three banks. Later ships used more men on a single oar without adding tiers.
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Science and Technology Words from the Ancient Past to the Present, Part 1
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laugh all the way to the bank (informal saying or idiom), laughs all the way to the bank; laughed all the way to the bank; laughing all the way to the bank
Having made a lot of money; especially, when doing something that other people consider to be foolish: There were those who thought Celeste's investment in the company was stupid, but now she's laughing all the way to the bank.
left bank
What the robber did when his bag was full of loot.
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Definitions in Deviant and Comical Format
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Monetary institutions which are financially insolvent; yet, they continue to operate with government support: The zombie banks continued to exist with government funding despite the fact that they were actually unable to meet or to discharge their fiscal obligations.
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English Words in Action, Group Z
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