riverfront

noun

riv·​er·​front ˈri-vər-ˌfrənt How to pronounce riverfront (audio)
: the land or area along a river

Examples of riverfront in a Sentence

We went for a walk down at the riverfront.
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But everything changed as the crowd moved from Cincinnati’s riverfront to the bridge. Annie Goldman, The Enquirer, 19 July 2025 Sterling Bay’s original 14 million-square-foot proposal, unveiled in 2019, called for residential and office skyscrapers, some nearly 600 feet high, thousands of apartments, riverfront parks, retail, entertainment, a high-tech science hub and an extension of The 606 trail. Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 In the meantime, the riverfront cabins at Camp Mystic remained, along with the dining hall and other gathering places along the river. New York Times, 10 July 2025 Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp that has welcomed generations of girls to its riverfront grounds for 99 years, was hosting 750 children when the floodwaters struck. Nbc News, NBC news, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for riverfront

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of riverfront was in 1751

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“Riverfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverfront. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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