riverbank
noun
riv·er·bank
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Definition of riverbank
: the bank of a river
Examples of riverbank in a Sentence
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Pairs of scarlet macaws fly overhead, startled iguanas clamber up the riverbank, and an occasional crocodile eyes us from a log. — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, "In search of the ‘white Jaguar’: Archaeologists travel deep into the jungle to find a lost Maya city," 5 Sep. 2019 The eerie doppelgängers can be seen in various positions across the town—fishermen sitting on the riverbank, students filling entire classrooms, elderly couples resting on benches outside of buildings. — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, "Creepy Catacombs, Islands of Dolls, and 18 Other Terrifying Places for Thrill Seekers," 4 Sep. 2019 Or the lake, or the riverbank, or a ding-dang swimming hole. — Bon Appétit, "Top 10 Beach Snacks According to Me," 22 Aug. 2019 Agents saw four people with automatic weapons on the Mexican riverbank, CPB reported. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "A US Border Patrol boat on the Rio Grande takes fire from the Mexican side," 9 Aug. 2019 Pitulko and his team have been excavating that riverbank for over a decade, digging out a site almost the size of a football field. — Jordan Wilkerson, Dallas News, "At 31,000 years old, two children's teeth and their ancient DNA unravel mystery of human migration," 9 July 2019 The call grows fainter as the beast creeps away along the riverbank, a shadow in the moonlight, its call a carnivorous Doppler effect. — Ken Geiger, National Geographic, "Why walking safaris are the best way to see wildlife," 17 June 2019 The most common sites of public executions were riverbanks, fields and other open spaces, often with hundreds but sometimes more than 1,000 watching. — Victoria Kim, latimes.com, "Eyewitnesses help document public executions in North Korea for a day of reckoning," 10 June 2019 Turning urban gristle into beauty The dollars have transformed weedy hillsides, crumbling riverbanks, and old debris landfills into surprisingly beautiful landscapes. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Burning River legacy: Towpath Trail spurs rediscovery of Cuyahoga Valley, erasing east-west divide," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'riverbank.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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riverbank
noun
English Language Learners Definition of riverbank
: the ground at the edge of a river
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