Stopbanks are raised areas of land beside rivers or lakes that are built to stop the water from flooding the surrounding area.
Stopbanks are important for keeping people and their things safe from too much water.
Examples:
The stopbanks kept the town from flooding.
The river has high stopbanks to protect the fields.
We walked on the stopbanks and looked at the river.
The stopbanks are like a wall for the river.
The stopbanks are very, very big and strong.
The stopbanks are the river's best friend.