riverside

¹

[riv-er-sahyd]

noun

1. a bank of a river.

adjective

1. on or near a bank of a river.

Riverside

²

[riv-er-sahyd]

noun

1. a city in SW California.

Riverside

/ ˈrɪvəˌsaɪd /

noun

1. a city in SW California. Pop: 281 514 (2003 est)

Word History and Origins

Origin of riverside¹

First recorded in 1325–75, riverside is from the Middle English word river-syde. See river ¹, side ¹

Example Sentences

At night tens of thousands of local spectators have been cramming into the riverside area to see a lightshow displayed on tower blocks while the gathering is taking place.

From BBC

In Taipei, they practised loading missiles onto attack helicopters at a riverside park, and transformed a school into a battle tank repair station.

From BBC

Tsunami hazard zones can extend to bayside and riverside areas relatively far from the Pacific coast.

From Los Angeles Times

Broadcasts are delivered from the first floor of a riverside building at Brewery Place, above the bar.

From BBC

On Thursday morning at a riverside park in a Taipei suburb, troops practised re-fueling and re-arming Black Hawk and Apache helicopters with Hellfire and Stinger missiles supplied by the US.

From BBC

Related Words

• bank 
• beach 
• border 
• coast 
• riverbank 
• sand 
• seaboard 
• seashore 
• waterfront