Definition of riverbank
:the bank of a river
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Sagamore also has completed a 1.4-mile bike path through the development site, and plans to start construction of a park that will offer access between Plank’s Sagamore Spirit Distillery and the riverbank.
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Friends has been part of the Madisonville waterfront for decades, originally occupying a 1835 four-room cottage that was moved to the riverbank many years ago.
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The Taliban swarmed the farmlands surrounding his post and seized the western riverbank here in Farah, the capital of the province by the same name.
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Soon, several of us were watching and photographing the bears chomping riverbank grass before swimming the stream to the far bank.
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A Utah family’s trip to paradise almost ended in tragedy last week when one of their kayaks hit a wasp’s nest dangling above a riverbank on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
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The Manolios family's lawsuit alleges Narra was actually driving the car and that Manolios’ body was found farthest from the car, landing on top of a hill on the other side of the riverbank about 150 feet away.
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Stick the net in the water, perpendicular to the riverbank, with the current running through the net, and wait.
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Scientists say rising seas could flood riverbanks by midcentury, and potential increases in stormwater runoff and downstream flows could bore into sediment and release toxins sealed below.
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First Known Use of riverbank
circa 1522
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