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waterside

[ waw-ter-sahyd, wot-er- ]

noun

  1. the margin, bank, or shore of a river, lake, ocean, etc.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated at the waterside:

    waterside insects; a waterside resort.

  2. working by the waterside:

    waterside police.

waterside

/ ˈwɔːtəˌsaɪd /

noun

    1. the area of land beside a body of water
    2. ( as modifier )

      waterside houses

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of waterside1

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; water, side 1
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Example Sentences

Approaching Whidbey, the skyscraper-high trees dwarf the luxe waterside vacation homes.

Although most of it seemed frozen in pre-perestroika times, some serious money had been poured into updating the compact waterside area.

One of the first new spots will be a waterside seafood house called The Point, slated to serve a large menu of fresh seafood cooked over a huge wood-fired grill.

This waterside camp in southeastern Louisiana has its own boat launch for kayaking Bayou Manchac or simply watching birds and turtles.

There is now a funky waterside café set up between the pillars for an alternative fashion getaway.

There is also abundance of wood that may be cut close to the waterside.

The ground designed for the town and fortifications is well situated upon a regular ascent from the waterside.

A little after we had started, the sun shone upon a little moving clump of scarlet close in along the waterside to the north.

Minty ran on to the waterside, and the three resumed their walk.

So I down to the waterside, and there got a boat, and through bridge, and there saw a lamentable fire.

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