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Riverhead

Riverhead

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A town near Auckland in New Zealand or in New York, USA
  • proper noun
  • /ˈrɪvərˌhɛd/
: Riverhead
  • The Riverhead Foundation, based in Riverhead, handles about 50 reports of beached marine mammals a year, Mr. DiGiovanni said.
  • Riverhead Books
  • Riverhead, New York
  • New Riverhead

Examples

  • Other areas along the Sound in Riverhead Town have also seen significant erosion since Sandy.

    Blog text (28)

  • Police are asking that anyone with information about the accident call the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500 ext. 332.

    Blog text (19)

  • The revised and updated edition of The Forest for the Trees is available now from Riverhead Books.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The dolphin was loaded onto a truck to be taken to the Riverhead Foundation's headquarters on Long Island.

    Blog text (2)

  • I drove westbound and stopped in Riverhead to get a new taillight at AutoZone.

    Blog text (7)

  • A proposal to build a private 400 ton/day MSW composting facility in Riverhead, New York, has been put on long-term hold.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In October, we'll be joined by Natasha Wimmer, who will discuss her experience translating Alvaro Enrigue's Sudden Death, which was put out by Riverhead Books in February.

    Notes on an Appearance (2018)

  • Riverhead is a popular destination for tourists looking to explore the scenic beauty of Riverhead.

  • After visiting the vineyard, we drove through Riverhead to enjoy the quaint shops and local restaurants.

  • My friends and I spent the weekend at a charming cottage in Riverhead, where we enjoyed the peaceful surroundings.

Surface Forms

Riverhead main

Morphology

Riverhead = river + head (transparent) = river + head

As a toponym, 'Riverhead' is a straightforward compound meaning 'the head/source of a river', which learners can derive from the components.

Etymology

The name Riverhead comes from the two simple English words river and head, where head means 'the start' or 'top' of something. So a place called Riverhead is a town by an important point of a river — often where the river begins or where people meet the river for boats.