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riverbanks

riverbanks is the plural 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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Questions about riverbanks

What is riverbanks the plural of?
Riverbanks is the plural of riverbank.

Words near riverbanks in the dictionary

  1. riverain
  2. riverains
  3. riverbank
  4. riverbanker
  5. riverbankers
  6. riverbanks
  7. riverbed
  8. riverbeds
  9. riverbend
  10. riverbends
  11. riverboard

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