riverscape

American  

[riv-er-skeyp] / ˈrɪv ərˌskeɪp /

noun

1. a view, painting, etc., of a river and the land surrounding or adjacent to it.

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Etymology

Origin of riverscape

First recorded in 1900–05; river ¹ + -scape

Example Sentences

“Beavers are really powerful within the riverscape and the river corridors, but they are not going to walk up hill slopes and mountainsides and deal with forests up there,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Squads of scientists have packed in 1,000 pounds of gear by mule train for riverscape surveys, counting fish in every riffle, glide and pool.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2020

Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the Florentine woman who posed for it, wears a diaphanous silk headcovering almost too thin to see, and subtle mysteries resonate from her shadowed eyes to the distant riverscape.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2019

As orange light spilled into the riverscape, the air hummed with insects, their million tiny wings backlit by the rising sun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 30, 2015

And finally, the riverscape along the Thames is changing in preparation for the diamond jubilee pageant on Sunday.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012