(nautical, hydrology) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc.
(archaic, printing) A kind of table used by printers.
(music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.
“Modifications to five of the hazards were necessary due the conditions as rain drenched the muddy bankings.”
“It's easy to ride and unlike some velodromes, you don't have to fight the bike round the bankings.”
“The Monza layout has changed over the years, and at one time featured bankings, but these have been discontinued following major concrete defects appearing.”