riverside
- noun
- /ˈrɪvərˌsaɪd/
- Families often gather for picnics by the riverside on sunny weekends.
- riverside embankment
Examples
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Neolithic farmers and gardeners built their first settlements by riversides or lake shores.
Academic text (1995) -
Wait on the riverside at the bandstand and I'll find you.
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There are places by the riverside.
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Flowers of the bugloss are growing in Riverside Park near my apartment in New York.
Fiction book (1993) -
Rose directs him onto River Street and down to the small riverside park.
Fiction book (2000) -
For example, the beavers would be sharing riverside trees and plants with a large population of deer.
Academic text (2001) -
TRIP: He'll lay out a detailed plan for us in a sec, but first I'd like to direct your attention to our plan to renovate the riverside.
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In one memorable scene, Pablo takes his class on a riverside hike to chase away the bleak winter doldrums.
Academic text (1997) -
The children played games along the riverside while their parents relaxed under the trees.
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She enjoyed her morning coffee on the patio overlooking the peaceful riverside.
Synonyms
The ground along the edge of a river
Land along the edge of a river or lake
Land next to water like a lake or sea
Land at the side of a river
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Etymology
The word riverside is simply two English words put together: river ('a large stream of water') and side ('edge' or 'next to'). So riverside means the land or area that is next to a river.