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ˈriver-bottom U.S.
[f. river n.1 + bottom n. 4 b.]
Low-lying alluvial land situated along the banks of a river.
1752C. Gist Jrnl. 20 Feb. (1893) 75 Then continued our course..the last 5 [miles] thro the river bottoms, which were a mile wide and very rich. 1793G. Imlay Topogr. Descr. W. Terr. N. Amer. (ed. 2) 411 At the edge of the wood lands, and before your descend [sic] into the river bottoms, one of the most charming prospects..displays itself. 1814Brackenridge Views Louisiana 29 The river bottoms being generally fine. 1843Marryat M. Violet xxviii, Between the upland and the little ridge..there was a river-bottom. (Note. River bottom is a space, sometimes of many many miles in width, on the side of the river, running parallel with it.) 1895Winsor Mississ. Basin 26 The luxury of the river bottoms and their timber margins. |