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What is the noun for riverbank?

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riverbed
  1. The path where a river runs, or where a river once ran; the bottom earthen part of a river, not including the riverbanks.
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    1. “As I hiked along the dry arid landscape, I stumbled upon an ancient riverbed, now reduced to nothing more than a barren path etched into the ground.”
      “The roof gives one the sensation of sitting in a dry riverbed or mountain scree slope, particularly because it lacks containing barriers.”
      “Rescuers found 80 bodies trapped in the hull when they salvaged the boat from the riverbed.”
riverbank
  1. A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
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    1. “Water lilies grew along the riverbank as the stream of water flowed around trees that grew juicy fruits.”
      “The divergent set of data includes campaign inscriptions, burial tombs, and riverbank flood marks.”
      “They would, among others, visit Dinka riverbank farmers in Bor County, southern Sudan, who grow crops and herd cattle.”
riverbanks
  1. plural of riverbank
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    1. “The men were like tourists, craning their necks and trying to see the firefighters raging up and down the riverbanks.”
      “Its natural habitat is the arid riverbanks of southern Africa, but you can grow it as a pot plant in colder regions.”
      “We fished together, in rowboats, off riverbanks and bridges, in rivers and lakes, with worms and fish eggs, and lures and flies.”
riverbeds
  1. plural of riverbed
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    1. “They were moving away from the sea, over flat farmlands seamed with stony riverbeds.”
      “The scene was a mishmash of beautiful country and old rusted buildings, stretches of lush green grass and strips of dried out riverbeds.”
      “They followed riverbeds and paths cut through the mountainous terrain for the Indonesian army.”
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