Riverway
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Riverway is a noun meaning The segment of a river or route on a river which is traversed by watercraft.
Meaning
The segment of a river or route on a river which is traversed by watercraft.
Example Sentences
Barge traffic on the country's most important commercial riverway is completely paralysed.
Manhattan was a line of constellations, the riverway a gulf of darkness in which were scattered stars.
"That is the boat of Captain Hyde. What comes he this way for?" "The river way is free to all, Joanna."
An advanced Mesoamerican civilization of temples, pyramids, ball courts and paved roads sprouted and grew not near a seaport or on a riverway, but deep inland at jungle oases.
Word Forms
- riverways
- river way
- river-way
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include river-way, rivercraft, riverboat, riverbed, river boat, riverwalk.
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