noun

riverbank

riverbank

We had a picnic on the riverbank.

We had a picnic on the riverbank.

The house was built on the riverbank.

The house was built on the riverbank.

the land at the side of a river We sat on the riverbank.

Synonyms: shore, riverside, brink

A compound word from 'river' + 'bank'. 'Bank' here means the sloping ground alongside a river.

It's literally the 'bank' of a 'river'. If you know both words, this one is easy to understand.

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