Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Land bordering a body of water; a bank or shore.
  • adjective Of, relating to, or situated at the waterside.
  • adjective Living or working along the waterside.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The brink of water; the bank or margin of a river, stream, or lake; the sea-shore: sometimes used attributively.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The land bordering a body of water
  • adjective of, pertaining to or situated on a waterside

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun land bordering a body of water

Etymologies

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From water + side.

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Examples

  • Now when I would have questioned him further he put me off thus with side answers, until we were come to the waterside, which is called Deptford Creek.

    Black Bartlemy's Treasure Jeffery Farnol 1915

  • And of a night, now, the parks, the byways, and the waterside were the haunts of young lovers -- stealing out together, arms round each other's waists -- the future of the world in their trembling hands.

    The Nine-Tenths James Oppenheim 1907

  • Along the waterside are a few large stone buildings, apparently warehouses.

    The Liberian Exodus. An Account of Voyage of the First Emigrants in the Bark "Azor," and Their Reception at Monrovia, with a Description of Liberia--Its Customs and Civilization, Romances and Prospects. Alfred Brockenbrough Williams 1878

  • From the vestry books I found many notices of John Shakespeare as contributing to the expenses of the poor, first on the "waterside" of the parish, and then on the "landside"; and I believed, reasoning from a State Paper

    Shakespeare's Family 1885

  • Selecting "Restaurants" offers options to list "All" restaurants in the general area, restaurants in a specific "Neighborhood," restaurants by "Cuisine," or restaurants that rate highest in a particular category or offer certain features such as waterside views or the option to BYOB.

    doggdot.us 2008

  • Selecting "Restaurants" offers options to list "All" restaurants in the general area, restaurants in a specific "Neighborhood," restaurants by "Cuisine," or restaurants that rate highest in a particular category or offer certain features such as waterside views or the option to BYOB.

    AppleInsider 2008

  • History, philosophy and poetry are particularly well represented, reflecting the slightly bohemian character of this pretty waterside town.

    Independent Bookshops in East England 2011

  • Some of them are in particularly spectacular locations, such as Bird How sleeps four, from £319 per week, a remote fellside cottage above the River Esk in Cumbria, and waterside Quay Cottage, the only holiday cottage on the National Trust-owned Brownsea Island in Poole harbour and already booked up for most of the year.

    UK cottages: a guide to leading rental companies 2012

  • He and his wife, PBS executive Laura Savini, whom you may see on PBS pledge drives across the country, live in a waterside community on Long Island, New York.

    Ellen Sterling: Jimmy Webb: Still Making the Music That Will Likely Last Forever Ellen Sterling 2011

  • Stop at Aqua Grill 0696-50-30-20, a waterside shack, for grilled fish, ridiculously good fries and an icy bottle of Bière Lorraine, the local ale.

    Take Monday Off: Martinique Chris Nuttall-Smith 2011

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