streamside
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of streamside
First recorded in 1830–40; stream ( def. ) + side 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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By keeping the population of mid-level predators in check, they help protect resources lower down on the food chain — allowing vegetation, streamside habitat and other wildlife species to thrive.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
In my case I will be 32 years old, fly fishing the Yakima River as the sun sets—knowing that my wife and 5-year-old child are busy in my streamside home preparing my birthday dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
It supposedly even changed the course of rivers as streamside vegetation returned.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024
As erosion slows, marsh and streamside vegetation is rebounding and putting down densely matted root systems that can increasingly stand firm against flooding, or surging waves.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
With everyone helping, we eased the wheel to the mill and carefully directed the shaft through the hole in the streamside wall made for this purpose.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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