- the area of land beside a body of water
- (as modifier): waterside houses
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wa•ter•side /ˈwɔtɚˌsaɪd, ˈwɑtɚ-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable* usually singular]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the bank or shore of a river, lake, or ocean.
wa•ter•side
(wô′tər sīd′, wot′ər-),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- the margin, bank, or shore of a river, lake, ocean, etc.
adj.
- of, pertaining to, or situated at the waterside:waterside insects; a waterside resort.
- working by the waterside:waterside police.
- 1325–75; Middle English; see water, side1
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waterside /ˈwɔːtəˌsaɪd/ n
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