riv·er·bank

[riv-er-bangk]
noun
the slopes bordering a river.

Origin:
1555–65; river1 + bank1

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riverbank

noun
the bank of a river 
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Riverbank is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example sentences
Trails take you through the forest and along a riverbank.
He was waiting on the riverbank outside his small house, its windows edged in
  lace doilies.
We'll picnic on the riverbank, pull off on the side of the road.
He's on his belly, drifting downstream past a half dozen kayakers who sit along
  the riverbank and watch as he goes by.
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