waterside

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noun

The land bordering a body of water.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

waterside1

nounwaterside (plural watersides)

plural watersides

  1. The land bordering a body of water.
adjectivewaterside (not comparable)
  1. 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

proper noun
  1. A suburb and ward in Chesham parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP9600).
  2. A hamlet in Waverton parish, Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2245).
  3. A neighbourhood of Greenfield, Oldham borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SE0003)
  4. A hamlet in Eccleshill parish, Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7123).
  5. A suburb of Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST6753)
  6. A suburb of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NK1147).
  7. A village near Dalmellington, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4408).
  8. A village near Fenwick, East Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS4843).
  9. A village next to Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6773).
  10. A suburban area in the city of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwater-syde
  2. Englishwaterside

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

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Translations

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
APA

waterside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterside

MLA

“waterside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterside. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterside.

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