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

Walking thus, and gazing riverward, Constance saw a form approaching, which she soon recognized as that of the detective tramp.

From The Diamond Coterie by Lynch, Lawrence L.

The young courier needed no second bidding, so in a few minutes the canoe was speeding riverward, with Dane paddling and Jean facing him.

From The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists by Cody, H. A. (Hiram Alfred)

The savage wind-whipped white-caps that were buffeting me in mid-stream dissolved into foam-streaked ripples the moment they impinged upon the broadening oil-sleeked belt where the petroleum had seeped riverward from the sprayed beach.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)

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