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

Art Basel Parcours Curated by Stefanie Hessler, Director of the Swiss Institute in New York, this year’s Parcours places over 20 works throughout Basel’s city center, including along the riverfront and in everyday public and semi-public spaces. —Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

The first rider, on horseback, left the historic riverfront neighborhood of Old Sacramento, California last week with 1,000 pieces of mail inside a leather satchel. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025

Chicago Tribune Related Midwest, which is developing The 78, acquired the former rail yard bordered by Roosevelt Road, Clark Street and a half-mile stretch of riverfront south of downtown Chicago, in 2016. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025

But this tiny riverfront town—just over an hour's drive from both New York City and Philadelphia—is the kind of place that captivates. —Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for riverfront

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