riverfront

[riv-er-fruhnt]

noun

1. the land or property along a river; the section of a city or town along a river.

adjective

1. of or relating to the riverfront.

Word History and Origins

Origin of riverfront¹

First recorded in 1745–55; river ¹ ( def. ) + front ( def. )

Example Sentences

She developed ambitious plans for rewilding parts of the river channel and nearby areas, and helped spearhead new riverfront parks as well as neighborhood “urban acupuncture” projects that replaced asphalt with permeable paving, allowing rainwater to percolate underground instead of running in concrete channels to the ocean.

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Use the Chicago riverfront, apartments, architecture, etc., as your example.

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The floodwaters arrived with little warning, ripping through the picturesque riverfront area that is home to nearly 20 youth camps.

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He is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, and his work has appeared in Delmar, MARGIE, Bloom, the American Journal of Poetry, Riverfront Times, Medium and Salon.

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Multiple deaths have been reported in Texas after heavy rain caused flash flooding, while search teams used boats to conduct rescues Friday as fast-moving water threatened riverfront communities near wildlife habitats and campgrounds.

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