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  • noun The lateral edge of a river.

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Examples

  • Authorities said they found clothing they believe belong to the woman along the river bank.

    Death of Woman Found in Bronx Ruled Homicide Pervaiz Shallwani 2011

  • Shelon Ho/The Wall Street Journal A macaque monkey blends into the trees along the river bank.

    Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia: Seafood and Rainforests 2008

  • Tales of bare-breasted Amazonian women warriors a myth which gave its name to the river guarded vast civilisations along the river bank.

    Why Amazon? Martyn Daniels 2008

  • Tales of bare-breasted Amazonian women warriors a myth which gave its name to the river guarded vast civilisations along the river bank.

    Archive 2008-05-01 Martyn Daniels 2008

  • A strange quiet followed the storm, in which people gathered and talked in hushed voices, and men with red-stained bandages drank their ale silently in the taverns along the river bank.

    The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • A strange quiet followed the storm, in which people gathered and talked in hushed voices, and men with red-stained bandages drank their ale silently in the taverns along the river bank.

    The Conquering Sword of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • And we see the wagon train trudging along the river bank.

    grouse Diary Entry grouse 2005

  • Our guide led up and along the river bank, where there is almost

    Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003

  • Keeping along the river bank for some miles, I found its general course to be about N.W.; and seeing clear downs beyond the right bank, I crossed, and proceeded towards the highest clear hill on the horizon.

    Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003

  • The creature fell heavily on the ground, and out of its side sprang a little hare, which ran like the wind along the river bank.

    The Yellow Fairy Book 2003

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