riverbank

[riv-er-bangk]

noun

1. the slopes bordering a river.

Word History and Origins

Origin of riverbank¹

First recorded in 1555–65; river ¹ + bank ¹

Example Sentences

When a cherished loved one dies, relatives often decide to scatter their ashes at a significant landmark - a mountain, a cliff top, a riverbank.

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Along the West Bank of the Mississippi, directly across the way from downtown New Orleans, there’s a levee that rises up beside the riverbank.

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He set everything out in front of them, then said a quiet prayer before releasing the honey into the water and leaving the flowers on the riverbank.

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The viral footage showed visitors jumping out of safari vehicles, crowding riverbanks and forcing wildebeests into crocodile-infested waters - sparking outage.

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Full restoration would require grading and reshaping the riverbanks, bringing back the native vegetation, improving water flow and re-creating the pools that once provided shelter to juvenile fish.

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Related Words

• bank 
• beach 
• border 
• coast 
• sand 
• seaboard 
• seashore 
• waterfront