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Definition of Riverbank
1. Noun. The bank of a river.
Definition of Riverbank
1. Noun. A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Riverbank
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riverbank
Literary usage of Riverbank
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Personality of American Cities by Edward Hungerford (1913)
"IS THE OLD FRENCH LADY OF THE riverbank AT the bend of the river she stands —
this drowsy old French lady of the long ago. They have called her the Crescent ..."
2. The Personality of American Cities by Edward Hungerford (1913)
"15 THE OLD FRENCH LADY OF THE riverbank AT the bend of the river she stands —
this drowsy old French lady of the long ago. They have called her the Crescent ..."
3. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"It was not a matter on which to congratulate riverbank. ... Occasionally, in his
early career in riverbank, he was sent to jail ; but this was so evidently ..."
4. Boston Elevated Railway Company: Statutes, Surface Railway Leases, Contracts by Gaston, Snow & Ely, Bartlett, Boston Elevated Railway Company (1916)
"... the year nineteen hundred and seven as authorizes the construction of a subway
and tunnel to be designated as the riverbank subway is hereby repealed. ..."
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