riverbank
[riv-er-bangk]
- the slopes bordering a river.
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Origin of riverbank
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Related Words
beach, coast, seashore, border, bank, sand, seaboard, waterfront, riverbank, brim, embankment, margin, brink, strand, lakeshore, lakeside, shingle, coastland, seacoast, littoralExamples from the Web for riverbank
Contemporary Examples
Barry showed me his room—a one bedroom with a killer view of Riverbank State Park and the Hudson.
Panka, we learn, doesn't have very warm clothes, and we spend a chilly night with him as he tries to sleep by a riverbank.
If the river starts drying up, those groups will need lobbyists more than ever, to defend their position on the riverbank.
At night, he would crawl to the riverbank to keep from drowning in his sleep.
The streets of London and the riverbank are packed with crowds, undeterred by the chilly day.
Historical Examples
Mr. Gubb was not the only man in Riverbank to fall in love with Syrilla.
Philo Gubb Correspondence-School DetectiveEllis Parker Butler
“You meet him at the Riverbank Hotel at eight-forty-five,” said Mr. Gubb.
Philo Gubb Correspondence-School DetectiveEllis Parker Butler
See how the sand in the islands and on the riverbank is cracking!
The Black PhantomLeo Edward Miller
White Bear was surprised to see no one at the riverbank or about the lodges.
ShamanRobert Shea
She was always, as the saying is in Riverbank, "interested in church."
Dominie DeanEllis Parker Butler