waterside

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

noun

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

adjective

of, relating to, or situated at the waterside: waterside insects; a waterside resort.
working by the waterside: waterside police.

Origin of waterside

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at water, side¹

Words Nearby waterside

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How to use waterside in a sentence

Approaching Whidbey, the skyscraper-high trees dwarf the luxe waterside vacation homes.
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Although most of it seemed frozen in pre-perestroika times, some serious money had been poured into updating the compact waterside area.
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One of the first new spots will be a waterside seafood house called The Point, slated to serve a large menu of fresh seafood cooked over a huge wood-fired grill.
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This waterside camp in southeastern Louisiana has its own boat launch for kayaking Bayou Manchac or simply watching birds and turtles.
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There is now a funky waterside café set up between the pillars for an alternative fashion getaway.
Paris’s Secret Fashion Week Haunts | Liza Foreman | July 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

There is also abundance of wood that may be cut close to the waterside.
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The ground designed for the town and fortifications is well situated upon a regular ascent from the waterside.
History of Prince Edward Island | Duncan Campbell
A little after we had started, the sun shone upon a little moving clump of scarlet close in along the waterside to the north.
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Minty ran on to the waterside, and the three resumed their walk.
The Opened Shutters | Clara Louise Burnham
So I down to the waterside, and there got a boat, and through bridge, and there saw a lamentable fire.
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British Dictionary definitions for waterside

waterside

/ (ˈwɔːtəˌsaɪd) /

noun

- the area of land beside a body of water
- (as modifier): waterside houses

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