riverside
noun
a bank of a river.
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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
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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As Saronic, which makes autonomous sea vessels, weighed sites in 2025, Sramek’s deputies courted local leaders with riverside tours alongside retired military brass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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
You might spot the 11-room Inn on the Russian River, a recently upgraded property whose riverside perch includes a private dock and summer rates of roughly $260 to $430 nightly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
For years, Richmond was known as one of London’s most charming residential enclaves—a peaceful riverside neighborhood filled with independent shops, cozy pubs, and leafy parks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The noise from the riverside made it impossible to hear the prayers.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
The anger was always the hardest to shake, and it took hold again after yet another fruitless meeting with an immigration lawyer in Riverside this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Their eldest son, 26-year-old Ortiz Jr., is near the end of his enlistment and was planning to buy a house in Riverside for his wife and two young children to start their next chapter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Within a year, he was performing his poetry on BBC 2 show Riverside.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Tyler Lukrich Williams, a fire captain in Riverside County, Calif., planned for his 6-year-old to play low-cost rec ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
On Valentine’s Day 2011, I finally got the chance to compete using some of my new skills while at the Gliders National Elite Qualifier in Riverside, California.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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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