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riverward

riverward

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On the side of something that faces a river
  • adjective
: río
  • They walked riverward to enjoy the view.

Examples

  • The house is located riverward of the park.

  • They planted trees along the riverward edge of the property to prevent erosion.

  • The hotel offers beautiful views from its riverward balconies.

  • The riverward windows let in a cool breeze from the water each morning.

  • The hotel offers beautiful views from its riverward balconies.

  • They planted trees along the riverward edge of the property to prevent erosion.

  • The riverward windows let in a cool breeze from the water each morning.

Surface Forms

riverward positive

Morphology

riverward = river (transparent) = river + ward

Formed by the productive suffix '-ward' added to 'river'; meaning 'toward or on the side of the river' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Riverward combines river and the ending -ward, which means 'toward' or 'in the direction of'. So it literally means facing or moving 'toward the river', which is why we use it for the side or direction nearest a river.