bank swallow
noun
a swallow, Riparia riparia, of the Northern Hemisphere, that nests in tunnels dug in sand or clay banks.
Origin of bank swallow
First recorded in 1645–55
Words nearby bank swallow
bank paper,
bank rate,
bank run,
bank shot,
bank statement,
bank swallow,
bank-and-turn indicator,
banka,
bankable,
bankbook,
banker
Example sentences from the Web for bank swallow
But the holes were too small, and no bird but a bank-swallow would have attempted such a thing.
Ways of Wood Folk |William J. LongThe little Bank-Swallow disappears immediately after the Martins.
Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) |P. L. SclaterThe bank-swallow is the inventor of this form of tunnel construction.
Inventors at Work |George Iles