riverbank

Definitions

river + bank (sloping edge of land, from Old Norse bakki) = the slope of ground beside a river. This is the earth sense of bank, not the money sense.

Common Collocations

• 1.steep riverbank陡峭的河岸
• 2.along the riverbank沿着河岸
• 3.riverbank erosion河岸侵蚀

Example Sentences

• 1.

  We picnicked on the riverbank under the willow trees.

• 2.

  Heavy rain caused the riverbank to collapse.