riverward
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of riverward
Example Sentences
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Half in a dream he wandered forward to the riverward side of the tree, where great winding roots grew out into the stream, like gnarled dragonets straining down to drink.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Each sag and depression became a pond, and countless rills and rivulets gurgled riverward, bank-full with sparkling snow-water.
From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
As we neared Westover, a slope led to higher land and to a riverward, side entrance to the grounds.
From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Frank W. Hutchins
In the evening the young men of the neighborhood may be seen trooping riverward with their girls to hear the music.
From A Ten Year War An Account of The Battle with The Slum in New York by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
I sit on a terrace of the Champ de Mars, the gorgeous building at my back, and look riverward.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 by Various
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