riverwardn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvəwəd/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvərwərd/

Forms: see river n.¹ and -ward suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: river n.¹, -ward suffix.

Etymology: < river n.¹ + -ward suffix. Compare riverwards adv.

A. n.

The direction leading towards a river. Chiefly in to (the) riverward: = sense C. Now rare.

ΚΠ

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3911 (MED) If y me take to þe ryuer ward, þe strem ys so stil & hard, þat þer me tyd adrenche.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. ccxlvi/2 Than the frenchmen drewe backe to the ryuer warde to come to their vesselles.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. iv. §vi. 432 This Riuer..runneth Westerly by the North side of the Citie: vpon which within the Castle is the Kings house, passing in at the middle gate to the Riuer-ward.

1698 tr. R. de Lussan Jrnl. Voy. into South Sea iv. 124 The Town, as I have observed, is to the River-ward encompassed with a Wall four Foot and an half high, and three Foot thick.

1743 C. Perry View of Levant iii. 359 We were a little surprised..to find the Front of this Temple to the Riverward.

1771 tr. A. O. Exquemelin Hist. Bucaniers of Amer. (ed. 5) I. ii. iv. 258 The town, as I have observed, is to the river-ward, encompassed with a wall.

1896 Atlantic Monthly May 598/1 The little stony gulch that puckers the first rising-ground to riverward of the hollow.

1903 A. Mackenzie Let. 28 July in Ann. Rep. U.S. War Dept. X. 1704 The applicants signify their acceptance of the line,..and also agree to remove..all fill to the riverward of such line.

B. adj.

Facing or directed toward a river.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adjective] > facing or directed toward

riverward1826

1826 Atheneum: Spirit of Eng. Mags. 1 July 280/1 He had gained the rock, a natural path down the riverward side.

1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches I. 36 The House where Robert Cromwell dwelt..stands..on the left or river-ward side of the street.

1889 Daily News 7 Oct. 2/2 The outside embankments are being actively made, and the river-ward sides faced with strong rubble walling.

1906 Cent. Mag. Sept. 665/1 This uplift of volcanic matter..presents in its riverward aspect the columnar or palisaded appearance that so impressed the early voyagers.

1966 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka's Domain xi. 121 In the riverward spoor a few drops of blood showed up.

1973 T. Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow i. 162 Smooth trees, spaced evenly all along the riverward edge of her cobbled street.

2005 C. Casey Dublin 12 There was probably a wooden palisade on the outer (riverward) slope of the bank.

C. adv.

Toward a river; in the direction of a river.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adverb] > towards

riverward1828

riverwards1838

1828 Q. Rev. Mar. 360 At what point are we to assign the limit, riverward of which the tide-nets ought to be prohibited?

1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 62 Looking riverward, the vista is terminated on the left by a village church.

1872 M. Collins Princess Clarice II. xvii. 204 Skolinson and Clarice went off wordlessly riverward.

1919 Outing Mar. 306/1 He deliberately walked into the tall ranks of the marsh, which extended riverward for half a mile.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses 149 His slow feet walked him riverward, reading.

1998 B. L. McCartney et al. Inland Navigation ix. 84 The currents would tend to move the stern riverward and could cause the head of the tow to move away from the wall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riverward
释义	riverwardn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˈrɪvəwəd/, U.S. /ˈrɪvərwərd/ Forms: see river n.¹ and -ward suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: river n.¹, -ward suffix. Etymology: < river n.¹ + -ward suffix. Compare riverwards adv. A. n. The direction leading towards a river. Chiefly in to (the) riverward: = sense C. Now rare. ΚΠ c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 3911 (MED) If y me take to þe ryuer ward, þe strem ys so stil & hard, þat þer me tyd adrenche. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. ccxlvi/2 Than the frenchmen drewe backe to the ryuer warde to come to their vesselles. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. iv. §vi. 432 This Riuer..runneth Westerly by the North side of the Citie: vpon which within the Castle is the Kings house, passing in at the middle gate to the Riuer-ward. 1698 tr. R. de Lussan Jrnl. Voy. into South Sea iv. 124 The Town, as I have observed, is to the River-ward encompassed with a Wall four Foot and an half high, and three Foot thick. 1743 C. Perry View of Levant iii. 359 We were a little surprised..to find the Front of this Temple to the Riverward. 1771 tr. A. O. Exquemelin Hist. Bucaniers of Amer. (ed. 5) I. ii. iv. 258 The town, as I have observed, is to the river-ward, encompassed with a wall. 1896 Atlantic Monthly May 598/1 The little stony gulch that puckers the first rising-ground to riverward of the hollow. 1903 A. Mackenzie Let. 28 July in Ann. Rep. U.S. War Dept. X. 1704 The applicants signify their acceptance of the line,..and also agree to remove..all fill to the riverward of such line. B. adj. Facing or directed toward a river. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adjective] > facing or directed toward riverward1826 1826 Atheneum: Spirit of Eng. Mags. 1 July 280/1 He had gained the rock, a natural path down the riverward side. 1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches I. 36 The House where Robert Cromwell dwelt..stands..on the left or river-ward side of the street. 1889 Daily News 7 Oct. 2/2 The outside embankments are being actively made, and the river-ward sides faced with strong rubble walling. 1906 Cent. Mag. Sept. 665/1 This uplift of volcanic matter..presents in its riverward aspect the columnar or palisaded appearance that so impressed the early voyagers. 1966 D. Varaday Gara-Yaka's Domain xi. 121 In the riverward spoor a few drops of blood showed up. 1973 T. Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow i. 162 Smooth trees, spaced evenly all along the riverward edge of her cobbled street. 2005 C. Casey Dublin 12 There was probably a wooden palisade on the outer (riverward) slope of the bank. C. adv. Toward a river; in the direction of a river. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adverb] > towards riverward1828 riverwards1838 1828 Q. Rev. Mar. 360 At what point are we to assign the limit, riverward of which the tide-nets ought to be prohibited? 1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 62 Looking riverward, the vista is terminated on the left by a village church. 1872 M. Collins Princess Clarice II. xvii. 204 Skolinson and Clarice went off wordlessly riverward. 1919 Outing Mar. 306/1 He deliberately walked into the tall ranks of the marsh, which extended riverward for half a mile. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses 149 His slow feet walked him riverward, reading. 1998 B. L. McCartney et al. Inland Navigation ix. 84 The currents would tend to move the stern riverward and could cause the head of the tow to move away from the wall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.adv.c1380
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