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

The state Gaming Commission on Monday awarded the three projects licenses to operate in the lucrative metropolitan-area market during a meeting at a riverside park in upper Manhattan. —Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025

All over the city, from hipster Praga to the riverside promenade, former factories and warehouses have been turned into multi-venue dining hotspots. —Teddy Minford, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025

The neighboring Quechan Tribe also has a robust habitat restoration program along its riverside lands between Yuma and the border. —Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025

Officials had worried that a system of dikes along the Skagit River would fail, and potentially inundate parts of Mount Vernon, a riverside town of about 35,000. —Evan Bush, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for riverside

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

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