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
Shortly after Captain Carroll started upon his search for his missing son, Randolph Anderson, sitting peacefully in his back office, by the riverward window, was rudely interrupted.
From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens
He had also under the riverward window a little table equipped with the necessary paraphernalia for mounting them.
From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens
The storekeeper was still watching riverward, and he answered without turning his head.
From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
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