riverside
noun
a bank of a river.
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riverside
1 American
[riv-er-sahyd]
/ ˈrɪv ərˌsaɪd /
noun
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riversides
plural
adjective
Riverside
2
American
[riv-er-sahyd]
/ ˈrɪv ərˌsaɪd /
noun
Riverside
British
/ ˈrɪvəˌsaɪd /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of riverside
First recorded in 1325–75, riverside is from the Middle English word river-syde. See river 1, side 1
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Props and sets at Universal’s and Warner Bros.’ riverside studios were washed away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
They were at home on the riverside when the floods hit.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The finale at the St. Lawrence River is an FFS tournament, which is part of the reason for the mega-sized smallmouth being weighed in at the riverside hamlet of Clayton, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The police spokesman told AFP earlier that authorities did not know the extent of the damage but said they had "alerted people who are staying near the riverside to relocate".
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He inquired about the small wild plants of field and riverside and hill.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
But researchers at the University of California, Riverside identified a biological weakness that termites cannot hide from: they have to molt.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
New research led by UC Riverside suggests that a simple but overlooked process may help explain the difference: individual pieces of ice repeatedly collide with one another.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
“If you’re thinking about lifestyle in Riverside versus L.A., it’s going to be more similar because it’s close,” Fisher said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Because water is generally much cheaper than electricity," companies have less incentive to cut water use on cost grounds alone, said Shaolei Ren, an engineering professor at the University of California, Riverside.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
There’s a journalist reporting from the fringes of Riverside, at a safe distance, peering inside the fishbowl of chaos—afraid to travel too deep.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Yahya Saleh Tabari, head of Tehran’s emergency centre, urged people to avoid mountainous areas and riversides in the capital.
From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2022
Today, the river’s ecosystem is being revived with reclaimed water from sewage plants, updated drainage and flood management systems, and new parklands stitched into the riversides.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2022
Himalayan balsam, an invasive plant, has also increased in the landscape, especially along riversides and road verges.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2021
And those dinosaur communities were set against a backdrop of varied habitats, from more open, savanna-type ecosystems covered in ferns to wetter, lush riversides.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2018
The Stoors were broader, heavier in build; their feet and hands were larger, and they preferred flat lands and riversides.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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