riverside

noun

riv·​er·​side ˈri-vər-ˌsīd 

: the side or bank of a river

Examples of riverside in a Sentence

We walked along the riverside.

Recent Examples on the Web

Both are served with a classic Pimm’s and available to eat on the riverside terrace or boxed to take to the Battersea Power Station big screen. — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Once there, follow the riverside route and take in everything from the National Theater to Shakespeare’s Globe and Tate Modern. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026

For those of you with high clearance vehicles, a four-wheel-drive road branches off toward Echo Park Campground, a secluded riverside site that’s only accessible when the road is dry. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 26 June 2026

On May 31, Palwasha Akbar traveled to Burnsall in the county of North Yorkshire to visit the popular riverside spot, the River Wharfe. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for riverside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide

Kids Definition

riverside

noun

riv·​er·​side -ˌsīd 

: the side or bank of a river

Geographical Definition

Riverside

geographical name

Riv·​er·​side ˈri-vər-ˌsīd 

1

city in southern California population 303,871

2

city in southwestern Ohio east of Dayton population 25,201