riverbank

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Quotations 1.1.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

riverbank (plural riverbanks)

1. The sloped sides of a waterway acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.

   Don't play on the riverbank - it is too slippery!

[edit] Quotations

• 1900 — L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch 8

  "The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again," remarked the Lion.

[edit] Translations

French: rive f., berge f.