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Seashore vs Riverbank - What's the difference?

seashore | riverbank |

As nouns the difference between seashore and riverbank

is that seashore is the coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean while riverbank is a sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.

seashore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean.
  • The foreshore, the strip of land between low water and high water.
  • Synonyms

    * (land bordering the sea) seacoast, sea marge * (strip between high and low water marks) foreshore, intertidal zone, littoral

    Hypernyms

    * (land bordering the sea) shore, coast

    Anagrams

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    riverbank

    English

    Noun

  • A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side.
  • * 1900 — , ch 8
  • "The best plan will be to walk along the riverbank until we come to the road again," remarked the Lion.