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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Bars and restaurants are getting into the spirit by serving traditional food, hosting bashes with spectacular riverfront views and bottomless drinks and bringing in Irish musicians and dancers. Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 Best Detroit scene: Most of the movie looks like it was shot elsewhere, but downtown and the riverfront get some screen time during an opening-credits montage with a lot of generic auto assembly footage. Joe Guillen, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025 The plan calls for taking down the two 39-story office towers closest to the Detroit River and removing the base of the complex, then using the new open space to improve riverfront access from downtown. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2024 Image The ship’s peeling black hull loomed over the industrial riverfront at Pier 82, opposite fast-food restaurants and an IKEA store across South Christopher Columbus Boulevard, as tugboats nudged the ship about 100 feet across the slip, a process that took hours. Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 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 16 Mar. 2025.

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