Meanings
waterside1
- not comparableOf, 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
Waterside2
- A suburb and ward in Chesham parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9600).
- A neighbourhood of Greenfield, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SE0003)
- A hamlet in Eccleshill parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7123).
- A suburb of Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6753)
- A suburb of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NK1147).
- A village near Dalmellington, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4408).
- A village near Fenwick, East Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS4843).
- A village next to Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6773).
- A suburban area in the city of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
- A community next to Alma, New Brunswick, Canada.
Origin
- Middle Englishwater-syde
- Englishwaterside
From Middle English water-syde, water side, equivalent to water + -side.
More words from Middle English
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Finnish rantamaa, ranta
- rantamaaland bordering water
- rantaland bordering water
- ranta-situated on a waterside
Hungarian vízpart, vízparti
- vízpartland bordering water
- vízpartisituated on a waterside
Italian lungomare
- lungomareland bordering water
Japanese 水辺, 水辺の
- 水辺 (suihen, mizube)land bordering water
- 水辺の (suihen no, mizuabe no)situated on a waterside
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Cite this entry
waterside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterside
“waterside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterside. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterside.
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