riverward

[ riv-er-werd ]

adverb
  1. Also riv·er·wards. toward a river.

adjective
  1. facing a river.

Origin of riverward

1
First recorded in 1825–35; river1 + -ward

Words Nearby riverward

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How to use riverward in a sentence

  • He had a daughter, Lillinonah, whose story is related to Lover's Leap, on the riverward side of the mountain.

  • When the herd was out of sight over the rise south of the meadow, the pinto, with her reluctant rider, again went riverward.

  • The riverward portal of Westover stands tall, white, and finely typical of its day.

    Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
  • As we neared Westover, a slope led to higher land and to a riverward, side entrance to the grounds.

    Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
  • Upstairs, a central hallway runs through the house, double doors opening at both riverward and landward ends upon broad porticoes.

    Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins