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riverward

[ riv-er-werd ]

/ ˈrɪv ər wərd /

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adverb

Also riv·er·wards. toward a river.

adjective

facing a river.

Nearby words

Origin of riverward

First recorded in 1825–35; river¹ + -ward

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for riverward

The child on the riverward side still clutching its penny was unceremoniously ousted.
The Convert|Elizabeth Robins
It has both a landward and a riverward front, and both alike.
Virginia: The Old Dominion|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
They crossed the riverward corner of the Square, where they had met.
Red Fleece|Will Levington Comfort
One of the riverward bedrooms is the romantic centre of Westover.
Virginia: The Old Dominion|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins

We peer under a rocky cliff, the riverward slope of the hill which rises just outside the Flaminian Gate of Rome.
Studies of Travel: Italy|Edward A. Freeman