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# riverbank

«riverbank» in Mova's school dictionary: **the land along the side of a river** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a riverbank, riverbanks)

### meaning for a pupil

A riverbank is the land along the side of a river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Geography: rivers have two banks; water wears away the outer bank on a bend (erosion). Science: animals such as otters, water voles and kingfishers live on riverbanks. Stories: «The Wind in the Willows» is set on a riverbank. Safety: riverbanks can be slippery or crumble — stay back from the edge. Phrases: on the riverbank, along the riverbank, sit on the riverbank.

### examples

- We had a picnic on the riverbank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/#x1)
- An otter slid down the muddy riverbank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/#x2)
- Stay away from the edge of the riverbank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/#x3)
- Ducks waddled along the riverbank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/#x4)
- The riverbank was covered in flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/#x5)
- Flood water burst over the riverbank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/#x6)
- “The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again,” remarked the Lion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/#x7)

### note

One word (also «river bank»). Countable. Not related to a money bank — «bank» here means sloping land beside water. Safety: riverbanks can give way, especially after rain.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «riverbank» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riverbank/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.