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
Marylyn had left the shack and was going riverward, dawdling with studied slowness.
From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
The riverward portal of Westover stands tall, white, and finely typical of its day.
From Virginia: the Old Dominion by Frank W. Hutchins
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 Lawrence L. Lynch
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 Eleanor Gates
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