riverbank

noun

riv·​er·​bank ˈri-vər-ˌbaŋk How to pronounce riverbank (audio)
: the bank of a river

Examples of riverbank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The trees would have trapped sediment in their root systems, stabilizing riverbanks and coastlines, Davies explained. Jack Guy, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024 Trump Has Promised to Do in a Second Term Here in Cataract, as Lake Powell slowly dries up, historic riverbanks and the river itself are resurfacing. Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2024 Military trucks and stacks of orange buoys line the riverbank and helicopters patter high overhead, a mix of state and federal entities. USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024 Visiting scientists arrived at the riverbank and captured the sand-loving animal. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024 Father Moisés left his boat on São Miguel’s riverbank and walked toward the settlement. Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024 Alexandra had been buried in the riverbank where those earlier unconfirmed sightings had been reported. Anna Turning, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2024 Huddling and resting in the shallow, turquoise waters near grassy riverbanks and mangrove trees, the manatees are riding out the cold. Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024 Photos taken by the DOJ and included in the memo show Texas National Guard members guarding entrances onto the land where Border Patrol agents would normally pass through to apprehend immigrants who come across the Rio Grande and onto the riverbank. Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1522, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of riverbank was circa 1522

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“Riverbank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbank. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

riverbank

noun
riv·​er·​bank ˈriv-ər-ˌbaŋk How to pronounce riverbank (audio)
: the bank of a river
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