riverward
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of riverward
Example Sentences
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Half in a dream he wandered forward to the riverward side of the tree, where great winding roots grew out into the stream, like gnarled dragonets straining down to drink.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
The riverward portal of Westover stands tall, white, and finely typical of its day.
From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Frank W. Hutchins
The blanket piled so high with chips that its weight balanced the grain-sack, he prepared to start riverward.
From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
In the evening the young men of the neighborhood may be seen trooping riverward with their girls to hear the music.
From A Ten Year War An Account of The Battle with The Slum in New York by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis
He saw—Neighbor Jones himself not sooner—what turmoil rose startling from a lower bench to riverward; a riot of wild cattle with riders as wild on lead and swing and point.
From Stepsons of Light by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
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