riverbank en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɪv.ɚˌbæŋk/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹɪv.əˌbæŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From river + bank.
Meanings
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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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| riverbanks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (50)
ca riba (sloped side of a river) · hy գետափ (sloped side of a river) · mi paretai (sloped side of a river) · nn elvebreidde (sloped side of a river) · egy i-d-b-N21 (sloped side of a river) · ifk malona (sloped side of a river) · ota سیف (sloped side of a river) · de Ufer (sloped side of a river) · mi tarawāhi (sloped side of a river) · es orilla (sloped side of a river) · fr berge (sloped side of a river) · mi tahataha (sloped side of a river) · unm shaunke (sloped side of a river) · nn elvebreidd (sloped side of a river) · es benque (sloped side of a river) · gl ribeira (sloped side of a river) · fi joenpenkka (sloped side of a river) · ta ஆற்றங்கரை (sloped side of a river) · la rīpa (sloped side of a river) · ko 강변 (sloped side of a river) · sq mat (sloped side of a river) · fr rive (sloped side of a river) · grc ὄχθη (sloped side of a river) · io rivo (sloped side of a river) · pl brzeg rzeki (sloped side of a river) · he גדות (sloped side of a river) · es ribera (sloped side of a river) · sip ཆུ་ཁར (sloped side of a river) · cmn 江畔 (sloped side of a river) · oko 汀理 (sloped side of a river) · nl oever (sloped side of a river) · nb elvebredd (sloped side of a river) · gl regada (sloped side of a river) · pdt Eewa (sloped side of a river) · tl pampang (sloped side of a river) · bg речен бряг (sloped side of a river) · knb teɏanteg (sloped side of a river) · txb manarko (sloped side of a river) · el όχθη (sloped side of a river) · ca ribera (sloped side of a river) · hu folyópart (sloped side of a river) · nn elvebredd (sloped side of a river) · uk берег річки (sloped side of a river) · fa رودبار (sloped side of a river) · es riba (sloped side of a river) · hi तट (sloped side of a river) · ilo igid (sloped side of a river) · sv flodbank (sloped side of a river) · eo riverbordo (sloped side of a river) · unm yape (sloped side of a river)