adv / adj · neutral
riverward
UK/ˈrɪv.ə.wəd/US/ˈrɪv.ər.wɚd/RIV·er·ward
Band 6-7speakingtask2
moving or directed toward a river
Examples
“Heavy rains produced a riverward flow that flooded low-lying fields.”
“The villagers built terraces riverward to prevent erosion.”
“Debris was pushed riverward during the flash flood.”
Band 8 sentence
“Post-storm surveys showed a significant riverward displacement of silt and vegetation.”
Collocations
- riverward flow
- move riverward
Word family
riverward adv / adjriverwards adv
Common mistakes
to river→to the river / riverward
riverwards used as noun modifier→riverward (as modifier)
Say it for a higher band
5to the river→6towards the river→7+riverward
Synonyms
toward the river
Easily confused
landward
“After the storm surge, many buoys were carried landward.”
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