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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In the fall, a popular beer, bourbon, and barbecue festival assembles on the riverfront just outside the front door. Sheeka Sanahori, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024 Officials also have not said what accelerants were used in the fire that started in the playground just below the bridge on Cincinnati's riverfront. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 The automaker will move out of the riverfront complex, that has served as its world headquarters since the late 1990s, next year. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024 Adjacent to the coast, Yala National Park has a brand-new riverfront wildlife lodge called the Warden’s House located in its unexplored block five. Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024 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 26 Jan. 2025.

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