riverbank
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See also: Riverbank and river bank
English
Etymology
Noun
riverbank (plural riverbanks)
- A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
- 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 8, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co., →OCLC:
- "The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again," remarked the Lion.
Translations
sloped side of a river
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