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river bank

river bank is the alternative form of riverbank.

Meaning of riverbank

Noun

riverbank (plural riverbanks)

  1. A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
    • "The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again," remarked the Lion.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 8, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC

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Forms of river bank

pluralriver banks

Questions about river bank

What is river bank the alternative form of?
River bank is the alternative form of riverbank.

Words near river bank in the dictionary

  1. Rivenhall
  2. rivenness
  3. river
  4. River Arun
  5. river ash
  6. river bank
  7. river banks
  8. river basin
  9. river basins
  10. river bed
  11. river beds

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