- riv|er|bank
- riv|er|bank «RIHV uhr BANGK», noun.the ground bordering a river.
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riv·er·bank — /ˈrıvɚˌbæŋk/ noun, pl banks [count] : the ground at the edge of a river They set up their camp next to the riverbank. [=next to the edge of the river] … Useful english dictionary
riv|age — «RIHV ihj», noun. Archaic. a bank; coast; shore. ╂[< Old French rivage < rive a bank, seashore < Latin rīpa. Compare etym. under river1 (Cf. ↑river), riparian. (Cf. ↑riparian)] … Useful english dictionary
riv|er|side — «RIHV uhr SYD», noun, adjective. –n. the bank of a river: »We walked along the riverside. –adj. beside a river; on the bank of a river: »The riverside path is much used … Useful english dictionary
riv´et|er — rivet «RIHV iht», noun, verb. –n. a metal bolt with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion. Rivets fasten heavy steel beams together. –v.t. 1. to fasten with a rivet or rivets. 2. to flatten (the end of a… … Useful english dictionary
riverbank — riv|er|bank [ rıvər,bæŋk ] noun count the land at the side of a river … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
riverbank — riv•er•bank [[t]ˈrɪv ərˌbæŋk[/t]] n. the slopes bordering a river • Etymology: 1555–65 … From formal English to slang
List of mountain ranges of the Lower Colorado River Valley — This is a List of mountain ranges of the Lower Colorado River Valley, located in the western part of the southwestern United States; the eastern region would be the Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico.This doubled list has … Wikipedia
List of Arizona Wilderness Areas (LCRV) — This is a List of Arizona Wilderness Areas (Lower Colorado River Valley) , covering the Arizona, east side of the Colorado River Valley, and the California Nevada, west side of the Colorado River.:*See also: List of Arizona Wilderness… … Wikipedia
river — riv|er W2S2 [ˈrıvə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: rivere, from Latin riparius of a river bank , from ripa bank, shore ] 1.) a natural and continuous flow of water in a long line across a country into the sea →↑stream ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
riverside — /riv euhr suyd /, n. 1. a bank of a river. adj. 2. on or near a bank of a river. [1325 75; ME river syde. See RIVER1, SIDE1] * * * City (pop., 2000: 255,166), southern California, U.S. It lies on the Santa Ana River. Along with San Bernardino and … Universalium
