waterside

[waw-ter-sahyd, wot-er-]

noun

1. the margin, bank, or shore of a river, lake, ocean, etc.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or situated at the waterside.

   waterside insects; a waterside resort.

2. working by the waterside.

   waterside police.

waterside

/ ˈwɔːtəˌsaɪd /

noun

1. 1. the area of land beside a body of water

   2. ( as modifier )

      waterside houses

Word History and Origins

Origin of waterside¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; water, side ¹

Example Sentences

He drove her to his waterside villa in Zhupingsha village, near the Chinese city of Dongguan, where he gave her a whisky cocktail that left her so dizzy that she says she could barely move.

From BBC

"Stay off jetties, piers, and other waterside infrastructure," the National Weather Service warned in a release on Thursday.

From BBC

“I work remotely from Bellingham and commute into Seattle via Amtrak Cascades a few times a month,” Grass writes, “and never tire of the waterside train views on the 6 p.m. departure out of Seattle.”

From Los Angeles Times

From the waterside, the park appears to climb the embankment, while from within the campus, the landscape appears to roll on to the public park and the water beyond.

From Seattle Times

Six weeks later, he murdered accountant Mrs Hoskins at her luxury waterside home in Portsmouth by pushing her under the water in the bath.

From BBC