waterside

noun, adj — 2 senses

waterside

noun

Etymology From Middle English water-syde, water side, equivalent to water + -side.

1

The land bordering a body of water.

Related terms: dockside, waterline, water's edge

waterside

adj

Etymology From Middle English water-syde, water side, equivalent to water + -side.

1

Of, pertaining to, or situated on a waterside.

Nearer the coast, the land becomes markedly more marshy, with long, winding channels striking inland from the sea, making access to some of the waterside villages rather difficult.1950 December, R. C. J. Day and R. K. Kirkland, “The Kelvedon & Tollesbury Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 838:

Derived terms: waterside worker

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