Definitions for riverine

riverine riv·er·ine

Spelling: [riv-uh-rahyn, -reen, -er-in]
IPA: /ˈrɪv əˌraɪn, -ˌrin, -ər ɪn/

Riverine is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 91 anagrams from letters in riverine (eeiinrrv).

Definitions for riverine

adjective

  1. of or relating to a river.
  2. situated or dwelling beside a river.

Origin of riverine

First recorded in 1855-60; river1 + -ine1

Examples for riverine

Subterranean passages ran to the Seine from No. 30, and some other riverine houses.

The riverine villages had all been deserted, and the tributary down which he had travelled was at all times little frequented.

This egg-laying operation is a grand affair for the riverine Indians of the Amazon and its tributaries.

The sign of peace with these riverine natives appears to be the pouring of water on their heads with their hands.

The men were drenched and caked with the riverine clay, the very rifles were often choked.

From Rivoli to Friedland his career abounds in examples of riverine tactics.

But the day seems distant when it will be truly competitive in price with riverine sources in regions of adequate rainfall.

At night the tropical moon turned all this riverine world to the likeness of a very fairyland.

Amongst these, as amongst the Moxo and so many other riverine tribes in Amazonia, a slow transformation is in progress.

The distinction is an odd one, but it holds good in the riverine mind.

Word Value for riverine
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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