2. Adverb. towards a river ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Riverward
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riverward
Literary usage of Riverward
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Warwickshire Avon by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1892)
"... arbor the wall which enclosed us on the riverward side was cut down—my father
had done it at my asking—so as to make a seat, something after the fashion ..."
2. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1862)
""Friedrich has already as good as possessed himself of the " Three landward Gates,
which look to the south and to the "west; the riverward Gates, ..."
3. History of Friedrich the Second, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1862)
"Friedrich has already as good as possessed himself of the Three landward Gates,
which look to the south and to the west; the riverward Gates, ..."
4. Major and Minor Keys: Critical Essays on Philippine Fiction and Poetry by Ricaredo Demetillo (1907)
"The drive of ground-water inland during a rise of the river can scarcely modify
the general direction of flow riverward, because when the crest of the ..."
5. Water-works Management and Maintenance by Winfred Dean Hubbard, Wynkoop Kiersted (1907)
"The drive of ground-water inland during a rise of the river can scarcely modify
the general direction of flow riverward, because when the crest of the ..."
6. Water-works Management and Maintenance by Winfred Dean Hubbard, Wynkoop Kiersted (1907)
"The drive of ground-water inland during a rise of the river can scarcely modify
the general direction of flow riverward, because when the crest of the ..."
Other Resources:
