riverward

American  

[riv-er-werd] / ˈrɪv ər wərd /

adverb

1. Also riverwards. toward a river.

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adjective

1. facing a river.

Etymology

Origin of riverward

First recorded in 1825–35; river ¹ + -ward

Example Sentences

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

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 Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)

When the herd was out of sight over the rise south of the meadow, the pinto, with her reluctant rider, again went riverward.

From The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Gates, Eleanor

Above them the torn banners of the regiment hung in the red gloom of the dome, but about the men themselves the gray-white light of a winter day fell from the riverward windows.

From A Modern Mercenary by Prichard, K. (Kate)

The swan's attachment and obedience to her were struggling against some swan-like instinct which made him rear a lofty head and twist it riverward.

From The Lady of Fort St. John by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell