harborside

[ hahr-ber-sahyd ]

adjective

1. bordering a harbor.

adverb

1. in, to, or near the area bordering a harbor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of harborside¹

First recorded in 1945–50; harbor + side ¹

Example Sentences

Scott Pasquini was still in the harborside restaurant when the second tower collapsed.

From Washington Post

Far in there was a forest of masts, and, back of it, the town rising from the harborside and creeping back up the face of a hill.

From Project Gutenberg