waterside

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

/ ˈwɔ tərˌsaɪd, ˈwɒt ər- /

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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.

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Origin of waterside

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

Words nearby waterside

watershed, watershed infarction, water shield, water shrew, water-sick, waterside, watersider, water sign, water ski, water slide, water snail

How to use waterside in a sentence

Although most of it seemed frozen in pre-perestroika times, some serious money had been poured into updating the compact waterside area.
A cycling trail through Poland and Germany — and Soviet-era history|Diane Daniel|October 8, 2021|Washington Post
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.
D.C.’s culinary scene shakes its pandemic slumber|Evan Caplan|March 10, 2021|Washington Blade
This waterside camp in southeastern Louisiana has its own boat launch for kayaking Bayou Manchac or simply watching birds and turtles.
Our Favorite Hipcamp in Every State|Alison Van Houten|October 1, 2020|Outside Online
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|DAILY BEAST

There is also abundance of wood that may be cut close to the waterside.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
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.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
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.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol X|Various

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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