riverfront

noun

riv·​er·​front ˈri-vər-ˌfrənt 

: the land or area along a river

Examples of riverfront in a Sentence

We went for a walk down at the riverfront.

Recent Examples on the Web

This collection of restaurants is designed to bring in locals and help revive the already emerging riverfront as a place to be in the city. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026

At the park where the Rogerses lived, five campers now sit on riverfront lots where mobile homes were anchored into the soil until Helene hit. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026

My lab at Carnegie Mellon University is just 2 miles from Hazelwood Green, a 178-acre former industrial site at Pittsburgh’s riverfront along the Monongahela River. — Catherine Armbruster, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

The plan also includes retail, entertainment and about 18 acres of new public space along the riverfront. — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for riverfront

• battlefront
• oceanfront
• waterfront
• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• upfront
• blunt