noun

riverbank

riverbank

We sat on the riverbank for a picnic.

We sat on the riverbank for a picnic.

The trees grow along the riverbank.

The trees grow along the riverbank.

((a/the)) riverbank a noun for the land at the side of a river We walked along the riverbank.

Synonyms: riverside, shore, brink

A compound word from 'river' (a large natural stream of water) and 'bank' (the land alongside it).

Picture a bank, but for a river, not for money. It's the land that 'banks' or holds the river in.

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